I share with you some pictures showing a flying P-61 with a missile under the fuselage. Does anyone know what kind of missile is this and was used operationally? The link also contains photographs of the plane now testing some kind of jet engine. Photos can be viewed by visiting the link below:
http://aviacaoemfloripa.blogspot.com.br/2011/02/p-61-black-widow-em-testes-especiais.html
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By: J Boyle - 12th July 2015 at 15:28
The P-61 never carried any missiles operationally. It was the penultimate USAAF/USAF piston powered night fighter.
Your photo shows one assigned to the Navy to launch a Martin “Gorgon IV” ramjet air to surface missile. Twelve test launches were made.
Being a large airframe, it was used as a test bed for many occasions. The aircraft surviving at the NASM in Washington served as a test aircraft with NACA dropping models.
BTW: Pampa14, Please let us know if you read these responses to your questions 🙂
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July 12, 2015 at 2:51 pm