Hobby Boss Aircraft 1/72 US P-61A Black Widow Kit
Since the Air Force of each country started paying attention to the night bombing, the bombing became more effective than ever. To fight against the night bombing, a series of night fighters were put into use. The American start their night fighter program in 1940. The Army used the P-70 Havoc and Beaufighter to fight with the Japanese until the first 45 P-61 Black Widow were in active service in October 1943.
The first 37 P-61 were installed with a four-gun turret on the back of the fuselage and deleted on the following aircrafts.The first unit to take the P-61A into combat was the 6th Night-Fighter Squadron in Hawaii.The Black Widow soon replace the Douglas P-70s and P-38J on 1 May 1944.
The first 37 P-61 were installed with a four-gun turret on the back of the fuselage and deleted on the following aircrafts.The first unit to take the P-61A into combat was the 6th Night-Fighter Squadron in Hawaii.The Black Widow soon replace the Douglas P-70s and P-38J on 1 May 1944.
- Engraved panel lines
- Detailed fuselage
- Interior sections (including pilot's cockpit, gunner's station and aft radar operator's cabin)
- Twin-row radial engines
- Single piece cowlings
- Filigree antennae
- Single piece propellers with spinner
- Separate ailerons
- Detailed wheel wells and optional undercarriage
- M2 Browning machine guns
- Bombs and rockets
- Transparent canopy's and other glazing's and photoetch
- Decals and 4-view color painting reference for (2) Night Fighter Squadrons: 421st A-1-NO 'Skippy/Nocturnal Nemesis', 25505 (42-5502) and 422nd A-5-NO 'Jukin Judy', 25564 (42-5564) - instrument panel and other interiors
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