Academy brings us a model kit of the B-25B bomber, active in the U.S. Army and Navy Air Corps! Each panel line is painstakingly expressed thanks to precision molding; canopy markings stickers are included, as are decals for five U.S. Army and Navy Air Corps versions.
Doolittle led 16 B-25 bombers from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Hornet in a spectacular surprise attack that caused little damage but boosted Allied morale. The raid prompted the Japanese to retain four army fighter groups in Japan during 1942 and 1943, when they were badly needed in the South Pacific.