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87261 1/72 US P-61A Black Widow
87261 1/72 US P-61A Black Widow
 
Retail Price: $43.99
Scale: 1/72
Brand: Hobbyboss

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Product Code: 87261
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87261 1/72 US P-61A Black Widow
US P-61A Black Widow - Since the Air Force of each country started paying their attention to night bombing the bombing became more effective than ever. To fight against the night bombing a series of night fighter were put into use. The Americans start their night fighter program on 1940. The Army used the P-70 Havoc and Beau fighter to fight with the Japanese until the first 45 P-61 Black Widow were in active service on October, 1943. The first 37 P-61 were installed with a four gun turret on the back of the fuselage and removed on the following aircraft. The first unit to take the P-61A into combat was the 6th Night-Fighter Squadron in Hawaii. The Black Widow soon replace the P-70s and P-38J on 1 May 1944.