Northrop XP-61 prototype
The Northrop XP-61 was the first prototype of the Black Widow night-fighter family. Its twin-boom airframe carried a three-person crew and the then-secret SCR-720 airborne radar installation; Northrop test pilot Vance Breeze made the prototype's first flight on 26 May 1942.
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- XP-61Black Widow prototypefirst P-61 prototype
- Name
- Northrop XP-61 prototype
- Status
- retired
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- Description
- The Northrop XP-61 was the first prototype of the Black Widow night-fighter family. Its twin-boom airframe carried a three-person crew and the then-secret SCR-720 airborne radar installation; Northrop test pilot Vance Breeze made the prototype's first flight on 26 May 1942.
- First Flight Date
- 1942-05-26
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- August 1, 2026 at 17:57:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 17:57:16 UTC