In 1953, the Thunderbirds were formed as an Air Demonstration Squadron. From 1984 the F-16A was used, but in 1992 they had changed to the F-16C model. Every year from March through to November, the Thunderbirds perform about 40 times at various air shows throughout the world and America. In this kit a smoke generator pipe is attached to the jet nozzle, just like the actual aircraft, and an exclusive newly-developed pilot figure is included.