Summary and Key Points: The Northrop P-61 Black Widow, an advanced night-fighter, saw limited but impactful service in the final year of WWII. With only 706 produced, it operated across multiple theaters, utilizing cutting-edge radar technology to dominate night skies.
-Initially painted olive drab, it later adopted a "Jet Black" scheme. The three-person crewed P-61 was armed with .20 mm cannons and .50 caliber machine guns. Notably, it scored the last two aerial kills of WWII.
-After the war...