September saw the first production order of 150 aircraft. The first XP-61 prototype flew on May 21, 1942. An early P-61A finished in the then standard olive drab and grey paint scheme, clearly ...
The aircraft took off from Mürted Air Base, meeting the sky at 9:45 a.m., the report from NTV said, adding that Hürjet "which performed its first flight above the speed of sound, made a controlled ...