In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, the P-61 airplane pictured in flight test with ramjet burning. The P-61 aircraft was built by Nothrup and used by the Aircraft Engine Research ...

Key Points and Summary - The P-61 Black Widow was America's first purpose-built night fighter, a heavily armed, twin-engine aircraft equipped with revolutionary airborne radar. -Conceived after ...

Northrop’s night fighter was large, heavily armed, and fast for its size; the United States first night fighter designed from the ground up could find enemy aircraft in the dark thanks to advancements ...

The Second World War saw a major leap forward in aircraft design. When the war began, the United States Army Air Corps and the Royal Air were each still flying outdated aircraft including the Douglas ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Northrop Aircraft Corporation was actually just a year old—and primarily operating as a subcontractor for larger aircraft manufacturers—when it began to develop the P-61.

The pilot of the P-61 Midnight Mickey prepares for a 1944 mission over Saipan: hunting the enemy in the dark. Vladimir Pavlecka had a message for his boss, Jack Northrop. It was October 1940, and a ...