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Below is a list of books written about the Night Fighters and Night Fighter related subjects. Click on the title and you will be brought to a site where the book can be purchased.
Deny Them the Night Sky – A History of the 548th Squadron – Eric Shulengerber.
Beaufighters in the Night: 417th Night Fighter Squandron USAAF – Brick Eisel.
Northrop’s Night Hunter: P-61 Black Widow – Jeff Kolln
Combat Chronicles of the Black Widow – Warren E. Thompson
UPDATE (July 14, 2014) Added the titles that Jeffrey Kolln highlighted. Some books are still available and some may be out of print. Titles that are highlighted in green are links to their location on Amazon.com.
The Historical Context: 417th Night Fighter Squadron. Use the Contact Us page and this website and I will do my best to locate a copy.
550th Night Fighters P-61 Black Widow History by Sgt. Harold O. Skripsky
Black Widow: The Story of the Northrop P-61 by David McLaren
P-61 Black Widow Units of World War 2 by Warren Thompson
Warbird Tech Northrop P-61 Black Widow #15 by Warren Thompson
The 421st Night Fighter Squadron in World War II by Jeff Kolln
Northrop P-61 Black Widow Miroslav Balous
Famous Airplanes of the World P-61 Black Widow #149
Beachheads and Black Widows:A South Pacific Diary (419th NFS) by Jesse Henry Gardner
History of the 418th Night Fighter Squadron: From New Guinea to Japan in World War II by Stan Logan
History of the 418th Night Fighter Squadron: Bob Smith
An Informal History of the 414th Night Fighter Squadron by Anthony Pieper
An Unofficial History of the 415th Night Fighter Squadron by Frederic O. Sargent. This book is no longer available from Amazon.
A History of the 427th Night Fighter Squadron by Bob Sucke
The Blacker Night, Better (426th NFS) Glen E. Jackson
Those Few Who Dared: The History of World War II Night Fighters by Col. William C. Odell This book is no longer available from Amazon.
Good Job Jackie!!
Here is all the books I have in my Night Fighter Library that you do not have listed, you may want to add. Some are hard to find, but some can still be found. Jeff
(Please excuse for not in great order)
1944-1946
550th Night Fighters P-61 Black Widow History by Sgt. Harold O. Skripsky
Black Widow: The Story of the Northrop P-61 by David McLaren
P-61 Black Widow Units of World War 2 by Warren Thompson
Warbird Tech Northrop P-61 Black Widow #15 by Warren Thompson
The 421st Night Fighter Squadron in World War II by Jeff Kolln
Northrop P-61 Black Widow Miroslav Balous
Famous Airplanes of the World P-61 Black Widow #149
Beachheads and Black Widows:A South Pacific Diary (419th NFS) by Jesse Henry Gardner
History of the 418th Night Fighter Squadron: From New Guinea to Japan in World War II by Stan Logan
An Informal History of the 414th Night Fighter Squadron by Anthony Pieper
An Unofficial History of the 415th Night Fighter Squadron bu Frederick O. Sargent
A History of the 427th Night Fighter Squadron by Bob Sucke
The Blacker Night, Better (426th NFS) Glen E. Jackson
The Historical Context: 417th Night Fighter Squadron Rich Ziebart
Those Few Who Dared: The History of World War II Night Fighters by Col. William C. Odell
Night Hawks and Black Widows: 13th Air Force Night Fighters in the South and Southwest Pacific 1943-1945 by Terry Mays
Hi Jeffrey,
Thanks for the information. I will add these titles over time. Short term, I will add your post onto the site so that others can see the complete list.
This is fantastic. Bless your hearts Jackie, Rich and all those who have given of your time, talents, and tales. Thank you! Gena Hooker, daughter of Victor Modena 550th.