Sunday, February 1, 2026

Mission Writeup in Saturday Evening Post, 1946, Part 3

 Part 1 is here.

Part 2 is here



 From an earlier post we bring forward this zoomed-in map of assigned areas near railroad bridges:
 

Northrup designed the P-61 "Black Widow" night fighter for the USAAF. The radar is in the nose of the airplane and the radar operator sits in a viewing area in the tail. Wikipedia has descriptions, schematic, and photos.
 

 

 

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