42-5565 Double Trouble
![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.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-418885.jpg.webp?itok=fITTp9SH)
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - 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...
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 | |
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Delivered |
Sacramento, California | 9 April 1944 | |
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Other Departed U.S. for England by sea |
Newark, New Jersey | 10 June 1944 | |
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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
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to unit associations
Sources
Roger Freeman / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to events
Sources
"Northrop's Night Hunter - P-61 Black Widow" - Jeff Kolln
Page 151
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to markings
Sources
Roger Freeman / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, description, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations
Sources
Roger Freeman / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com
![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://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-458232.jpg.webp?itok=LZdNO0O7)
![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.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-418884.jpg.webp?itok=Pp2Y-LBn)
![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.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-418885.jpg.webp?itok=YrCK4yO_)
![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.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-418886.jpg.webp?itok=aHiBF-64)
![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.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-418887.jpg.webp?itok=ilQJZMBj)