HobbyBoss 1/72 US P-61B Black Widow kit 87262The Hobby Boss The American's started their night fighter program around 1940. The Army used the P 70 Havoc and Beaufighter to fight with the Japanese until the first 45 P 61 Black Widow's saw active service in October,1943. With the advent of the more powerful Airborne Intercept radar, the SCR 720C, the P 61s of the Army began to install the latest radar. The new type Black Widow with the SCR 720C were designated as P 61B. The type B had a longer