42-5565 Double Trouble
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FRE 8657
A P-61 Black Widow (serial number 42-5565) nicknamed "Double Trouble" of the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'Charles E Brown.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 7 Sept 1944.' [stamp], 'Passed for publivation 24 Nov 1944.' [stamp] and '356680.'[Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Northrup P-61 Black Widow Night Fighter.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Usually crewed by 2nd Lt Robert G Bolinder and R/O Flt Off Robert F Graham.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Manufactured |
Hawthorne, California | 6 April 1944 | |
Delivered |
Sacramento, California | 9 April 1944 | |
Other Departed U.S. for England by sea |
Newark, New Jersey | 10 June 1944 | |
Crashed |
Liège, Belgium | 26 April 1945 | Landing accident, CAT3 damaged, Liege/A-93d, Belgium, pilot Francis E Joyce. 26th April 1945. Written off as result of accident. |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
"Northrop's Night Hunter - P-61 Black Widow" - Jeff Kolln
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