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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 |
| 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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