![A P-61 Black Widow (serial number 42-5565) in flight in September 1944. Passed as censored 7 Sep 1944, Passed for publication 24 Nov 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '6019-3: Northrop P-61 Black Widow Night Fighter.' Censor no: 356686. On reverse: Charles E. Brown, SHAEF Field Press Censor and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://www.americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/freeman/media-458232.jpg?itok=KykF2flX)
422nd Night Fighter Squadron
Squadron
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42-5565
P-61 Black Widow
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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.'
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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 '356697.'[Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Northrup P-61 Black Widow Night Fighter.'
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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 '356696.'[Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Northrup P-61 Black Widow Night Fighter.'
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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 '356687.'[Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Northrup P-61 Black Widow Night Fighter.'
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![A P-61 Black Widow (serial number 42-5565) in flight in September 1944. Passed as censored 7 Sep 1944, Passed for publication 24 Nov 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '6019-3: Northrop P-61 Black Widow Night Fighter.' Censor no: 356686. On reverse: Charles E. Brown, SHAEF Field Press Censor and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://www.americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/freeman/media-458232.jpg?itok=V7Ld0-P-)
A P-61 Black Widow (serial number 42-5565) in flight in September 1944. Passed as censored 7 Sep 1944, Passed for publication 24 Nov 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '6019-3: Northrop P-61 Black Widow Night Fighter.' Censor no: 356686. On reverse: Charles E. Brown, SHAEF Field Press Censor and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
Usually crewed by 2nd Lt Robert G Bolinder and R/O Flt Off Robert F Graham.
Service
Units
Places
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Scorton
Military site : airfield
Opened in 1939 as a grass airfield satellite to RAF Catterick, Scorton was initially a day-fighter and then night-fighter base. Developed in 1941 to full station status, it eventually had three concrete runways, a concrete perimeter taxiway plus...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | Hawthorne, California | 6 April 1944 |
| Delivered | Sacramento, California | 9 April 1944 |
| Departed U.S. for England by sea | Newark, New Jersey | 10 June 1944 |
| Crashed | Liège, Belgium | 26 April 1945 |
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Landing accident, CAT3 damaged, Liege/A-93d, Belgium, pilot Francis E Joyce. 26th April 1945. Written off as result of accident. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 19 May 2022 21:23:36 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations |
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Roger Freeman / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 June 2019 18:10:27 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events |
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"Northrop's Night Hunter - P-61 Black Widow" - Jeff Kolln |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 February 2015 15:18:11 | Al_Skiff | Changes to markings |
| Sources | ||
Roger Freeman / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 February 2015 15:15:53 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, description, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
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Roger Freeman / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com |
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