I get a lot of satisfaction when the first coat of the camouflage is applied. I also like to ensure as far as possible I get as much of the detail right to represent the chosen aircraft on a particular day - for much could/can change in the space of 24 hours. This Mk.III Mustang of 112 Squadron will represent FB247 on 24th September 1944 at Fano on the Italian mainland. FB247 GA+Q retained the older style canopy, not the Malcolm hood fitted to the other 112 Squadron a/c. This was the plane of Flt. Lt Hearn who was the leader of B Flight downed a Ju 88 with earlier on 9th September, even though only one of his four guns was working. He was killed on what would have been his last sortie on 18 February 1945, in KH820 again coded GA+Q, a later Mustang Mk IV with the Malcolm hood. His plane exploded after being hit by flak. The letter "Q" was not used again as a mark of respect