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P-61 was the first U.S. fighter equipped with radar. The first prototype
flew on May 21, 1942. A total of 706 aircraft were built.
| MODEL | P-61B |
| CREW | 3 |
| ENGINE | 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-65 Double Wasp, 1491kW |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 16420 kg | 36200 lb |
| Empty weight | 10637 kg | 23451 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 20.12 m | 66 ft 0 in |
| Length | 15.11 m | 49 ft 7 in |
| Height | 4.47 m | 14 ft 8 in |
| Wing area | 61.53 m2 | 662.30 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 589 km/h | 366 mph |
| Ceiling | 10090 m | 33100 ft |
| Range | 2173 km | 1350 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 4 x 20mm cannons, 4 x 12.7mm machine-guns, 2900kg of bombs |
| john forrestal, blackwidow49j(@)aol.com, 07.09.2009 my uncle flew the bwackwidow over newgeiny he carshed found plane 23 years later i asw 16 then 2 lt robret forrestal did not find orther ploit. found on mountian clift .he would be about 90 now if he wear still living now .found wreakage in 1963 or 62. wrekage was left ther | | Paul T Caple, caple3215(@)aol.com, 03.07.2008 Was posted at Itazuke Air Base, Japan, 1946.
421st Nighter Fighter Sqdn,I flew with Lt Gerald Bliss
patroling the south China sea. What a ride | | Dr Lyle G McNeal, sheepman(@)comcast.net, 19.05.2008 My father helped in the fabrication of the XP-61 and the P-61, and I was there at Hawthorne Air Field for the first rollout. Awesome aircraft with a unique design, and the first ever primary designed night fighter. | | Craig R Montgomery, c-montgomery(@)sbcglobal.net, 08.05.2008 My father flew this over the "Hump" If anyone has any information concerning this I would appreciate it. | | KTFOUST@AOL.COM, 12.11.2006 I SERVED IN THE LAST COMBAT SQD THAT FLEW THE F-61 IN AND OUT OF JAPAN
THE 68TH AWS UNDER THE COMMAND OF MJR ALDEN E. WEST ---I WAS A ARMOUR |
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