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P-61 Black Widow Units of World War 2 (Osprey Combat Aircraft 8) Paperback – August 28, 1998

by Warren Thompson (Author), Mark Styling (Illustrator)

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The first aircraft to be purposely designed as a radar-equipped nightfigher, Northrop's P-61 Black Widow was heavily influenced by early RAF combat experience with radar-equipped aircraft in the years 1940/41 of World War II (1939-1945). Built essentially around the bulky Radiation Laboratory SCR-720 radar, which was mounted in the aircraft's nose, the P-61 proved to be the largest fighter ever produced for frontline service by the USAAF. Twin-engined and twin-boomed, the Black Widow was armed with a dorsal barbette of four 0.50-in Browning machine guns and two ventrally-mounted 20 mm cannon. This volume features all the frontline users of the mighty P-61, and includes many first-hand accounts from pilots and gunners who saw action in the Pacific, Mediterranean and Western Europe.

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"The P-61 Black Widow is one of the most interesting aircraft of WWII. Although it did not serve in great numbers, this technologically advanced aircraft had a pioneering role as a night fighter using radar and heavy armament to intercept enemy planes... The book has an appendix of P-61 victories, units and specifications of the different variants. Illustrated with many waritme photographs, the book also includes an extensive color plate and aircraft profile section." -www.pacificwrecks.com

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Osprey's Combat series combines the best archival photography available with specially commissioned artworks and first hand accounts, making these books favourites amongst historians, modellers and aviation enthusiasts everywhere.

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Series: Combat Aircraft (Book 8)
Paperback: 100 pages
Publisher: Osprey Publishing; First Edition edition (August 28, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1855327252
ISBN-13: 978-1855327252
Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.1 x 246.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 21 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #225 in Books > History > Military > Aviation
- #1084 in Books > History > Military > World War II
- #3713 in Books > Engineering & Transportation > Engineering

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The P-61, A Unique Aircraft

ByCarl Robinsonon June 18, 2013

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The P-61 was a night fighter aircraft. It had a radar and other special equipment to find and shoot down enemy aircraft at night. It is important to note that the technology of the day did not have a single all-weather, day and night fighter.

My interest in this book stems from the fact that my Grandfather served in a P-61 squadron during WWII. His outfit-the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron. He was the squadron photographer, and his image is in several photographs. Several of the pictures are attributed to him.

This book is heavy on pictures and drawings but is light on the whole story of the night fighter squadrons. The actions of ground crews aren't recorded. How the squadrons moved their aircraft from the States to the Theaters of Operations remain unknown. The maintenance of the aircraft is a dark area, as well as the staff sections, and all-important radar operators. During the epic Battle of the Bulge, the 422nd and 425th's actions are only described in terms of air-to-air fighting. What about close air support?

A good picture book and overall account but tragically lacking the full story of the Night Fighter Squadrons.

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Nice Book

ByRavSilveron August 3, 2016

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I ordered this book as I am interested in WWII aircraft and as a reference for modeling. This is a very nice book with lots of photos and interesting text. Very fast shipping.

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P-61 BLACK WIDOW UNITS OF WORLD WAR 2

ByD. Campbellon February 22, 2014

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I really enjoyed this book, the p-61 is my favorite plane of WW2. I really enjoyed the fact that a friend of mine, (who has since passed on), was quoted several times in the text. His name is Phillip Guba and he was the squadron intelligence officer for the 422NFS. The author does an excellent job of covering all theatres that the P-61 flew in during WW2.

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An Excellant Resource on the P-61

ByR. W. Huffon November 19, 2007

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If you are looking for a book highly detailed on the P-61 then check this book out! It is full of detailed information on every aspect of the P-61. From the information about it's use in each major theater to the details on the different color schemes, and nose art. There are also many pictures throughout, several pictures I had never seen before. Finally there are thorough accounts of the crews who flew the P-61, and even details of their flight suits. Besides all this, you can't beat the price!

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Excellent color profiles of aircraft within theaters.

Bybarney2on January 15, 2014

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My father was a radar gunner in the 325th in Europe around 1945. I would have loved to see a little more information about the 325th. Many of the pictures and information can be found in other texts, but the book was well worth the price for my collection.

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Good but short

Bychrison February 27, 2015

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Great info. Wish there was more discussion of design, development history, and more involved pilot stories from combat and training

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Five Stars

ByChristopher Hantonon July 19, 2016

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very good

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A Good Read

ByDummyon May 14, 2014

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This book will help a modeller present a model of a particular aircraft or at least the correct squadron markings. Again, this book is simply one part of the P-61 picture.

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Four Stars

bought this book cause of the great pics .My father was in a p-61 sq in ww2

Published on March 16, 2015 by david mcnally

Five Stars

Máquina superior a muitas da guerra!

Published on March 3, 2015 by Ed Rock

Five Stars

I recently met one of the original P-61 pilots.. He's flying a wheelchair now.

Published on February 27, 2015 by pointmanben

These books should be a must read for today's young people

They ars hero's every one of the people from WWII

Published on February 20, 2015 by edwin eckert

Excellent reference book

Excellent reference book. I was especially pleased to find detailed stories from pilots and crew, specifically about my 1968-70 AF Division Commander, Robert R Scott, who as a...Read more

Published on November 1, 2014 by Kenneth L. Horwege

Untold story at last comes out.

Not enough has been published on the P-61 and even this book is too short. This aircraft was almost too little too late, but it did a fine job.Read more

Published on June 4, 2014 by Allen F. & Virginia S. Capel

Good Information on an obscure subject .

I found a lot of aspects of the war in the Pacific from a little different vantage point. Great nose-art detail

Published on July 17, 2013 by James Kaad

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