It did have some interesting features like the spoilers and remember that the tiny Northrop firm wasn’t exactly de Havilland or North American when it came to experience in designing warplanes.
Yes, DeHavilland had designed exactly … One, (in recent times)!
As the first dedicated (designed from the outset) night fighter type (as opposed to the Mosquito which was a fast bomber and had room for the added radar), it was the first step in technology and as such did fairly well.
The same claim was made for the Bristol Beaufighter?
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