United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
427th Night Fighter Squadron
China-Burma-India • 12th Air Force • 10th Air Force
| — | World War II | — |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 427th Night Fighter Squadron Marker
to the memory of those of its members who died
in the service of their country
and to those who have since joined them
Served in Italy, India, Burma and China
P-61 Black Widow
Dedicated 1993
Erected 1993.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 0.978′ N, 104° 51.3′ W. Memorial is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Parade Loop. Marker is in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, on Parade Loop west of Stadium Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Front Range and in Pikes Peak Region. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 11th Air Force (here, next to this marker); 21st Bombardment Squadron (H) (here, next to this marker); 11th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 344th Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 73rd Bomb Squadron (M) (here, next to this marker); 10th Emergency Rescue Boat Squadron (here, next to this marker); 18th Pursuit and Fighter Squadron (here, next to this marker); 54th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in United States Air Force Academy.
More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. 427th Special Operations Squadron. Wikipedia entry:
Current squadron iteration (Submitted on January 14, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Conquering the Night: Army Air Forces Night Fighters at War. PDF booklet (Submitted on December 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. They Owned the Night. Air Force Magazine, 2017 (Submitted on December 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. P-61 Black Widow Operators.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 3, 2023
2. 427th Night Fighter Squadron Marker
Top row, 2nd from right.
5. The Widow's Web. Mid Atlantic Air Museum website entry:
P-61 Black Widow restoration project (Submitted on December 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
3. 427th Night Fighter Squadron Marker on Memorial Wall
via World War Photos, 1945
4. P-61A-10-NO (s/n 42-5618) of the 427th Night Fighter Squadron, Suichuan China; January 1945
Courtesy Kermit Kuhn, 1945
5. 427th Night Fighter Squadron Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,019 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on September 10, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on December 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on January 14, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on July 27, 2024, by Kermit Kuhn of Whittier, California.
