Since the Air Force of each country started pay their attention on the night bombing, the bombing became more effective than ever. To fight against the night bombing, a series of night fighter were put into use. The American start their night fighter program on 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 on October, 1943.
With the born of the more powerful Airborne Intercept radar, the SCR-720C, the P-61s of the Army began their upgrade to install this latest radar. The new type Black Widow with the SCR-720C were designated as P-61B. The type B length the nose section and reintroduced the dorsal turret on the late production.
- Scale: 1/72
- Item Type: Plastic Model Aircraft Kit
- Model Dimension:
- Length: 210mm
- Wingspan: 279mm
- Total Plastic Parts: 90+
- Total Sprues: 9 sprues
- Chromeplate Parts: n/a
- Resin Parts: n/a
- Metal Parts: n/a
- Photo Etched Parts: 1 piece
- Film Accessory: n/a
- Released Date: 2017-12
- More Features: The kit consists of over 90 parts, includes 2 clear parts