Since the Air Force of each country started pay their attention on the 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 American start their night fighter program on 1940.The Army use the P-70 Havoc and Beaufighter 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 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.

 

Item No     87261
Item Name     US P-61A Black Widow
Bar Code     6939319272614
Scale     1:72
Item Type     Plastic Model Aircraft Kit
Model Dimension     Length: 210mm   Wingspan: 279mm 
Total Plastic Parts     60+
Total Sprues     10 sprues
Chromeplate Parts     n/a
Resin Parts     n/a
Metal Parts     n/a
Photo Etched Parts     n/a
Film Accessory     n/a
Released Date     2017-09
More Features     The kit consists of over 60 parts , includes 2 clear parts
SKU HB87261
Barcode # 6939319272614
Brand HobbyBoss Models
Shipping Weight 0.6000kg
Shipping Width 0.120m
Shipping Height 0.080m
Shipping Length 0.220m
Shipping Cubic 0.002112000m3

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