Why Japanese Pilots Were Terrified of American Night Fighters in the Pacific

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:08:41 +0000

Discover why Japanese pilots feared American night fighters like the P-61 Black Widow—radar-equipped "ghosts of the Pacific" that turned darkness into a deadly hunting ground during WWII.

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