AeroMaster 48-035: P-61 Midnight Widows
PRICE: $ 5.00 when new back in 1993
UNITS: See review
REVIEWER:
NOTES: Long out of production. Printed by Microscale

 Introduction: As you can guess, these are not new release sheets and many of the options have been duplicated in other sheets, but it is nice to see what one can find at swap meets and such. I should also point out that no P-61 ever used yellow serials. They were always in red on camouflaged planes. Ed

This release features four P-61’s. P-61A # 42-5528 Jap Batty, P-61A # 42-5526 Nightie Mission, P-61A # 42-5544 Lady Gen, and P-61C # 433-8354 U.S. Air Force All Weather Flying Center in 1947.

 Photo References are:

P-61A-1“Jap Batty”         Lt. Jerome Hanson          No. 25528          6th NFS  Saipan  July 1944

                               

           Wings of Fame  Vol. 15  Color Profile  pg.  68

                P-61 Black Widow  In Action - Squadron # 1106 color pg. 25, photo pg.10,17

                Flying Colors - Squadron #6031  pg.  168         1981

                Northrop P-61 Black Widow  - Pape, Campbell and Campbell  pg.65 photo

                Northrop P-61 Black Widow – Miruslav Balous – MBI Books color profile pg. 27

P-61 Black Widow Units of WWII – Thompson pg.37

 

P-61A-1 “Nightie Mission”                                          No. 42-25526        6th NFS , 7th Fighter Command, Kagman Point Airfield  Saipan-1944 le Shima’45

                                               

            P-61 Black Widow  In Action - Squadron # 1106 color pg. 25, photo pg.

                Queen of the Midnight  Skies – Gary Pape – Schiffer pg. 242 photo

                Northrop P-61 Black Widow  - Pape, Campbell and Campbell pg.51 photo

                Darkly Dangerous – pg.12            

 

P-61A-5  “Lady Gen” Lt. P. Smith                              No. 42-5544         422nd  NFS  France  1944 and Florennes, Belgium  1944 (top scoring NF of 422nd)                

 

Northrop P-61 Black Widow  - Pape, Campbell and Campbell pg.73 photo

Northrop P-61 Black Widow – Miruslav Balous – MBI Books  rear cover color profile

P-61 Black Widow  In Action - Squadron # 1106 color pg. 25, photo pg. 19

 

P-61C    Air Force All Weather Flying Center Aircraft                       No. 43-8354          Clinton County AFB,  Ohio  1947

                                                               

           Wings of Fame  Vol. 15  color photo  pg.  91, 100

                P-61 Black Widow  In Action - Squadron # 1106 rear cover color , photo pg.38

                Northrop P-61 Black Widow – Miruslav Balous – MBI Books  color profile pg.31

 

Since they are twenty year old sheets, I think it wise to spray it lightly with some clear floor polish just to make sure they don’t shatter when exposed to water.

Despite their age they look good and should fit both the Monogram/Revell kit and the newer Great Wall Hobbies kit.

Andrew Garcia

January 2012

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