The Academy Plastic Model Company has been producing kits since 1969. The company is famous for its endless research and development and the excellent model kits that result from the effort. Academy has been awarded Model of the Year at the Nuremberg International Toy Show many times and the quality of their model kits meets or exceeds that of any other current manufacturer. This kit is a precision mold that reproduces the form panel line bomb bay etc. of the aircraft. Includes decals for 3 types of US Navy Air Corps aircraft that were active in the Solomon Islands theater.