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. The B-25 Mitchell was a dual-engine medium bomber that served with the USAAF throughout WWII. The B-25 became world-famous after its use by Lt. Colonel Jimmy Doolittle in the courageous raid on Tokyo shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This kit contains plastic and transparent parts to assemble a the Marine Corps version of the B-25, the PBJ-1D bomber/gunship with three finishing options in 1/48 scale.