The Northrop P-61C Black Widow was the turbo-supercharged cousin to the P-61B. Heavily armed with a crew of three, eight guns and an on-board radar, the Widow was capable of hunting enemy aircraft in complete darkness. The fastest night fighter in the US inventory in World War Two, it was also capable of dogfighting with enemy aircraft half its size.
After the Second World War ended, the P-61C served with Project Thunderstorm in Florida, its crews flying deliberately into hurricanes to measure meteorological effects within storm cells.
