Northrop P-61C
Black Widow
The heavily-armed Black Widow was the U.S.'s first aircraft specifically designed as a night-fighter. During World War II, Northrop built about 700 P-61s; 41 of these were C models manufactured in the summer of 1945. They offered greater speed and were capable of operating at higher altitude. A P-61 scored the last kill of WW2 when its pray dove into the sea trying to get away.
This Black Widow was presented to the museum by the Tecumseh Council, Boy Scouts of America, Springfield, Ohio, in 1958. It is painted and marked as a P-61B assigned to the 550th Night Fighter Squadron serving in the Pacific in 1945.