Hobby Boss 81730 1/48 US Northrop P-61A Black Widow

This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.

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

The first 37 P-61 were installed with a four gun turrets on the back of the fuselage and deleted on the following aircrafts. The first unit to take the P-61A into combat was the 6th Night-Fighter Squadron in Hawaii. The Black Widow soon replaced the Douglas P-70s and P-38J on May 1, 1944.

This highly detailed kit includes decals, and parts come molded in gray.