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Detailed 1/72 scale assembly model kit of the McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II, a Vertical and/or Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL) ground attack aircraft operated by the United States Marine Corps and several other nations. Nicknamed the "Harrier Jump Jet", the AV-8B was the product of a joint development program between the United States (McDonnell Douglas) and the United Kingdom (British Aerospace). The AV-8B can trace its lineage back to the British designed Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1/GR.3, the first generation V/STOL aircraft. Although the AV-8B shares its designation with the earlier AV-8A/C Harrier, the AV-8B has been extensively redesigned by McDonnell Douglas to cater to the need of the U.S. Marine Corps for a light ground attack aircraft. The AV-8B has greatly improved payload and range, both of which are keys to a successful ground attack aircraft. The original AV-8B day-attack version is no longer in active service; most were upgraded to the AV-8B Harrier II Night Attack version and the AV-8B Harrier II Plus fitted with an APG-65 radar. This Hasegawa 1/72 scale assembly kit features the original day-attack AV-8B Harrier II operated by the U.S. Marine corps, and the kit comes with 76 parts molded in clear and grey plastic, detailed cockpit and undercarriage, full payload package, and decals for three versions: 1) VMA-223 "Bulldogs". 2) VMA-452 "Flying Tigers".