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Chronicles not only the aptly named P-61 "Black Widow," but also the Douglas P-70 series, the P-38 night fighter variants, the Bristol Beaufighter, B-25s and the DeHavilland Mosquito - the proposed XA-26A and the P-39 nightfighters are also discussed. Sources include the National Archives, Northrop Aircraft archives, the U.S. Air Force Museum, the Imperial War Museum, the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum and interviews with P-61 test pilots, designers and engineers.Pape, Garry R. is the author of 'Queen of the Midnight Skies The Story of America's Air Force Night Fighters' with ISBN 9780887404153 and ISBN 0887404154.
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