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There are only four P-61 ‘Black Widow’ night fighters in existence. All but one of these survivors are on permanent static display in museums.
Members of the 550th Night Fighter Squadron pose in front of a P-61, prior to their deployment to Hollandia, New Guinea on November 19th, 1944. The Mid Atlantic Air Museum was formed in 1980 for the purpose of acquiring the right to recover P-61B # 42-39445 from its mountaintop crash site.
The ‘Black Widow’ was the first aircraft totally designed as a night fighter. Its innovative slotted flaps and spoiler ailerons allowed operation from short airstrips with improved handling. The radar carried in its nose made it the dominant force in the night skies of Europe and the South Pacific.
Jul 23, 2023 · 2023 updates on the restoration of the Northrop P-61 Black Widow by the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum. See the remarkable progress made on this WWII night fighter.
May 16, 2018 · The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s rare Black Widow will fly again. Thanks to the dedication of a father and son team, a Northrop P-61B Black Widow that crashed in New Guinea is nearing the final phase of restoration at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania.
May 2, 2024 · Northrop P-61B Black Widow, Serial No. 42-39445, with the 13th AF 13th FG 550th Night Fighter Squadron, on display as it is being restored, at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum 2022...
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Sep 7, 2018 · A view of the restoration of the P-61 Black Widow that is currently undergoing restoration at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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