| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 43-8353 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Northrop P-61 Black Widow |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Northrop P-61 Black Widow |
| Aircraft Version: | Northrop P-61C Black Widow |
| C/n (msn): | N1399 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Moonlight Serenade |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 19 August 2013 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 54264 |
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The heavily-armed P-61 was the first aircraft specifically designed by the US as a night-fighter. This Black Widow is on display at the National Museum of the USAF as 'Moonlight Seranade', a P-61B assigned to the 550th NFS serving in the Pacific in 1945. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 April 2018, and has since been viewed 356 times. |