1:48 P-61B Black Widow Plastic Model Kit
Product ID: 80-4887

Overview
Scale: 1:48
Length: 314 mm
Wingspan: 418 mm
Parts: 130

Description
The largest and heaviest US fighter of World War II was the P-61.
It was initially developed specifically as a night fighter. Its
vast arsenal consisted of a rotating gun turret with four 50
calibre machine guns and four 20 mm cannon in the belly-pod. Due
to the black paint finish, it received the nickname Black Widow .
The Northrop company began preparation of for mass production in
1941 still during the design and development phase of the two
prototypes. Production of a total of 726 P-61's ran from August
1943 and included more than 13 variants. The 6th Night Fighter
Squadron undertook its first missions in the Pacific theatre
starting in May 1944. The 422nd NFS received their first machines
in England a short time later. In July 1944, Northrop began
series production of a total 450 P-61B's with a more powerful
radar and a radar warning device at the rear. 250 of these
aircraft were fitted with a turret originally designed for the
B-29. A total of 128 aerial victories by the P-61 have been
officially recognized. Four of them are still preserved today.