Northrop P61 Black Widow Model Airplane

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Relive the fighters of World War II with our P-61 Black Widow Model Airplane!

Model Airplane: P-61 Black Widow Night Fighter Aircraft
Wingspan: 18"
Fuselage Length: 14"
Manufacturer: Northrop
Engine: Propeller - Twin Boom
Era: World War II
Branch: United States Army Air Force (USAAF)

Model Airplane Factory offers you this elegant P-61 Black Widow aircraft made from finest kiln-dried mahogany wood. Our P61 Black Widow model is a beautiful, handmade authentic replica, made from the very finest grade of select kiln-dried mahogany wood and painstakingly decorated by our skilled craftsmen. P61 Black Widow wood aircraft display model is hand carved from solid mahogany and completely hand painted. The Air Force Black Widow P-61 airplane model wooden display will be painted according to the specific color scheme of the P61 Black Widow for their historical significance and authenticity. The Air Force Black Widow P61 display aircraft model wooden is meticulously carved and painted to reflect the true detail of the original P61 Black Widow. This Air Force Black Widow P-61 wood display airplane model made of mahogany comes with a metal stand and wooden base.


On November 5, Northrop and Pavlecka met at Wright Field with Air Material Command officers and presented them with Northrop’s preliminary design. Douglas’ XA-26A night fighter proposal was the only competition, but Northrop’s design was selected and the Black Widow was conceived. Training of P-61 Black Widow crews commenced in a variety of ways. Several existing night fighter squadrons operating in the Mediterranean and Pacific Theatres were to transition directly into the P-61 Black Widow from Bristol Beaufighters and Douglas P-70s, though most P-61 Black Widow crews were to be made up of new recruits operating in newly commissioned squadrons. After receiving flight, gunnery or radar training in bases around the U.S., the pilots, gunners and radar operators were finally combined and received their P61 Black Widow operational training in Florida for transfer to the European Theatre or California for operations in the Pacific Theatre.

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