Since the Air Force of each country started paying their attention to the night bombing, it became more effective than ever. To fight against the night bombing, a series of night fighters were put into use. The Americans start their night fighter program in 1940. The Army use the P-70 Havoc and Beaufighter to fight with the Japanese until the first 45 P-61 Black Widow were in active service in October, 1943.

But both the P-61A and P-61B were felt to have a deficiency in top speed and operational service ceiling. To improve the performance, two new more powerful Pratt and Whitney R-2800C engines were applied. With this increase in power, the top speed and altitude were increased to 430 mph and 30,000 feet.

Another changes on the P-61C was the wide chord propellers and special "fighter brakes" which allows the P-61C to turn much tighter and avoid overshooting targets.

Features

• Kit consists of over 140 parts

• Detailed fuselage and wing w/accurate design

• Detailed engine and cockpit

• Metal parts included

Specifications

• Model Dimension: Length: 318.3mm Wingspan: 420mm

• Total Plastic Parts: 140+

• Total Sprues: 11 sprues

• Metal Parts: Ballast