At the link below are some fascinating pictures of the Army Airforce planes based on Iwo Jima.
https://picasaweb.google.com/7thfighter/IwoJima?authkey=Gv1sRgCIW06db_6oth&feat=email#slideshow/5299163150448181842
Fantastic find. Thanks TCT!
Never heard of the P-61 Black Widow...interesting looking plane.
and one nasty night fighter.
Looks like an earlier model. The turret with the quad 50 cal was omitted from later examples.
Nice find, thanks.
Quote from: Gusington on April 03, 2013, 09:16:48 PM
Never heard of the P-61 Black Widow...interesting looking plane.
Oh, yes. Late in the war all sides were working on night fighters with primitive radar. There were all kinds of fascinating developments that evolved then.
Quote from: Gusington on April 03, 2013, 09:16:48 PM
Never heard of the P-61 Black Widow...interesting looking plane.
I had a plastic model of a P-61. Monogram I think it was. All in black plastic. It was the coolest thing to be had in 1965 or so.
Unfortunately it was destroyed in a fire during one of the wars between GI Joe and the Airfix people.