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USAAF, USN WW2 nightfighters


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The SB2C and the Ventura had sea search radar and weren't nightfighter, as far as I know. The same with the Avengers and the Mitchells.

Some Venturas were converted to nightfighters, as there was nothing else available at that time.

 

 

 

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True, but the website lumped them all together; while those aircraft fought at night, they were not true night fighters, as you so correctly pointed out. I thought about how to title the post, but went with what was stated on the website. Avengers were used at night to vector accompanying Hellcats onto aerial targets; it was one these Avengers from the Enterprise that shot down and killed famed ace Butch O'Hare in a tragic friendly fire incident.

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5 hours ago, dogsbody said:

Some Venturas were converted to nightfighters, as there was nothing else available at that time.

Indeed

Once I find a Pavla kit I will do VMF(N)'s next aircraft - they went from the Ventura to the Tigercat. That must have been a relief for them.

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14 hours ago, 72modeler said:

True, but the website lumped them all together; while those aircraft fought at night, they were not true night fighters, as you so correctly pointed out. I thought about how to title the post, but went with what was stated on the website. Avengers were used at night to vector accompanying Hellcats onto aerial targets; it was one these Avengers from the Enterprise that shot down and killed famed ace Butch O'Hare in a tragic friendly fire incident.

Mike

 

 

Oh yeah! I forgot about that!

 

 

Chris

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