Logan Charles

This is the second to last picture taken of my father before the crash that I have.

The last pilot of P-61B 239445

P-61 Black Widow

The P-61 Black Widow was the first radar_equipped night-fighter designed by Northrup Grumman. Flown initially in 1942, over 400 P-61s would be built before retirement at the end of World War II. The Black Widow topped out at 366 mph and had a maximum take-off weight of 36,200 pounds. The aircraft was armed with four 20 mm cannons (lower forward fuselage), four 12.7 mm machine guns (dorsal barbette) and could carry up to 6,400 pounds worth of bombs.

P-61 Black Widow at Hammer Field. 550th Night Fighter Officers Logan Charles sixth from the left top row.