Night Hawks and Black Widows: 13th Air Force Night Fighters in the South and Southwest Pacific . 1943-1945

Aerial night fighting against the Japanese in World War II demanded the merger of a special type of pilot and plane. This is the story of those pilots who risked their lives night after night flying P—38 Lightnings, P—70 Nighthawks, and P—61 Black Widows – America’s first purposely designed night fighter – for the 13th Air Force in the South and Southwest Pacific between 1943 and 1945. Night fighting included aerial intercepts of Japanese aircraft as well as raids against Japanese installat...