42-5573 Lovely Lady

media-33270.jpeg UPL 33270 First pictures of the P-61 Black Widow, night fighter of the 9th AF, in flight over France. Use of these twin tailed twin motored high performance night fighters in the European Theatre of Operations was recently revealed after they had proved themselves in combat. They are being used for night patrols by the 9th AF defence command, commanded by Brig Gen Ned Schramm.

- P-61A's 42-5536 'Husslin' Hussey', 42-5564 'Jukin' Judy' and 42-5573 'Lovely Lady' of 422nd Night Fighter Squadron, 9AF.

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Object Number - UPL 33270 - First pictures of the P-61 Black Widow, night fighter of the 9th AF, in flight over France. Use of these twin tailed twin motored high performance...

Assigned to 422NFS, 9AF USAAF. Credited 3 x kills. Hit several times by flak on mission to Rhine river, with intercom knocked out and A/C afire R/O 1Lt John U Morris baled out. Pilot 1Lt Eugene D Axtell was unaware that R/O had exited and returned badly damaged to base.

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Scorton, Richmond DL10 6DN, UK 24 June 1944 Assigned to 422NFS, 9AF USAAF.

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Rhine River 27 February 1945 Hit several times by flak on mission to Rhine river, with intercom knocked out and A/C afire R/O 1Lt John U Morris baled out. Pilot 1Lt Eugene D Axtell was unaware that R/O had exited and returned badly damaged to base.

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Northrop's Night Hunter: The P-61 Black Widow By Jeff Kolln

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