Air Force 1 Aircraft (Series 2) A00090B
Northrop P-61B Black Widow Diecast Model
USAAF 418th NFS, Black Panther #42-39586, Pacific Theater, 1944 |
| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
|---|
| Northrop P-61B Black Widow | | 8.25" | | 11" |
P-61B #42-39586 wore nose-art bearing the name "Black Panther" and was crewed in the Pacific Theater by Lt. Stan Logan and Lt. George Kamallan with the 418th Night Fighter Squadron. The 418th Night Fighter Squadron was formed in 1943. After training, it was deployed to Fifth Air Force and ordered to New Guinea to provide air defense interceptor protection against Japanese night air raids on USAAF airfields. It later served in the Philippines Campaign where in addition to night interceptor missions it also flew day and night interdiction missions against enemy troop movements, brides and other targets of opportunity. It later served in Occupied Japan and Okinawa where it was inactivated in 1947.
The heavily-armed Black Widow-the United States' first aircraft specifically designed as a night-fighter-first flew on May 21st, 1942. The P-61 had four forward-firing 20mm cannons and a dorsal turret housing four .50-caliber machine guns. The radar equipment in its nose enabled its crew to locate and attack enemy aircraft in total darkness. The twin boom arrangements housed two Pratt & Whitney turbocharged engines and were joined at rear by a large plane and twin rudder formation. The pilot was seated in the main fuselage, with the gunner immediately behind him and the radar operator at the rear of the gondola. © Copyright 2003-2025 The Flying Mule, Inc.
The Air Force 1 range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft.
Air Force 1 (Series 2) diecast airplanes feature:
- Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Authentic markings and placard details.
- Metal presention stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear with rotating wheels.
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