Produced by Carousel 1, this model depicts a US Navy F-4 flown by aviator Butch O'Hare.   Edward "Butch" O'Hare was a 1937 Annapolis graduate and a member of Fighting Squadron 3, which was based on the aircraft carrier USS Lexington in early 1942. Japanese forces thrust towards Port Moresby, New Guinea, to gain a base for an invasion of Australia. The US Navy gambled one of their three Pacific aircraft carriers to strike the Japanese base at Rabaul in the Bismark Sea. But Japanese flying boats spotted the Lexington 400 miles from its target. Instead of launching an attack, the Lexington and its task force were attacked by two waves of Rabaul-based Mitsubishi G4M1 "Betty" twin engine bombers. Nine Mitsubishis were intercepted by fourteen VF 3 F4F-3's which downed five Mitsubishis for the cost of two F4F's. The F4F's were low on fuel and preparing to land or out of position when the second wave of eight Mitsubishi bombers attacked. There were only two F4F's that could stop them-O'Hare and his wingman, whose guns jammed (a then-common F4F problem). O'Hare attacked from the side, shooting down two on his first pass. On his next pass O'Hare flamed two more. On his third pass O'Hare exploded the leader of the Japanese formation, before the Mitsubishis were in position to drop their bombs, none of which scored a hit. It has full cockpit details with a removable pilot figure.  The landing gear can be displayed as extended or retracted. No screws are exposed on this model. The display base and box are each uniquely decorated. Only 1,200 of this limited edition model were ever built.