Cold War era supersonic fighter-bomber and close air support jet as used by the US Air Force air demonstration squadron. Features highly detailed cockpit, engine with compressor section, wings with separately molded leading edge slats and flaps/ailerons, complete intake trunking, gun bays, separate aft fuselage section with service dolly, hinged rudder, boarding ladder, vinyl tires and ammunition belts, white metal undercarriage and nose ballast, film instrument faces plus optional position speed brakes and canopy. Also includes choice of 2 types of refueling probe, extended or stowed pitot tube and photo-etch parts (compressor blades, belts/harnesses, wing fences and additional fine details). Expansive colorful decals for 1967 USAF Thunderbirds: Captain Merrill McPeak's No 6 with fuselage codes for aircraft 1 through 7 - includes instrument panel and console markings and stencil data.