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Hi all For this unofficial GB with @AliGauld @Winded Penguin and our illustrious leader @mark.au at this time hopefully @Dunnymight well come on board with one too, with others hopefully joining in, it will be good fun. I will be building the Sword 1/72 Spitfire PR Mk1D designated PR.IV AA810 . This Spitfire entered service on 19th October 1941 and was flown by several pilots but this build will hopefully honour the Brave (they were all very brave) Sandy Gunn(Alastair Donald Mackintosh) who was shot down by two ME109s on 5th March 1942 whilst trying to photograph the Turpitz. The two fighters from Lade airfield were awaiting his arrival and he reported to colleagues that his engine was giving him trouble upon his arrival. The fighters descended on to the unarmed Spitfire and one landed a hit damaging the oil system , Alastair dived away but more rounds found their mark an the Spitfire was soon on fire. Leaving it as late as possible he bailed out suffering burns to hands and face . He was assisted by locals but was soon captured and after being part of a large and famous escape via Tunnel Harry, where 76 men left the camp before the Escape was discovered. Riding underneath a freight train trying to get to the port of Sassnitz. After repeated interrogations for all the captured men Alastair was called in one last time on 6th April 1944, where he was seen to be taken away in a Gestapo car and unbeknown to his colleagues was murdered later ghat day, his ashes being taken back to camp, today he rests in piece alongside fellow murdered prisoners in the Commonwealth War Grave Cemetary in Poznan Poland. Brave persons all, The Spitfire was recovered on 2018 and some 70% of the aiircraft remained intact and remarkably preserved in the snow and Peat bog and is undergoing restoration. More info on this fascinating project and charity aims can be located here https://www.spitfireaa810.co.uk/news The potted history above , was taken from the instruction leaflet. This is the kit, I purchased this kit from @2996 Victor Bringing PE set I wasn't initially going to do a thread on this but the pressure of the GB won through. Fuselage joined after throttle quadrant and undercarriage selector built from PE Cockpit entry door cut out, I have a vacform canopy to add too Wings glued after U,C bay leg walls added Initially I made a schoolboy error in adding the armour behind the seat, however I was able to slice this off and clean up and repaint frame 11 ? This is where I stand at the moment Thanks for looking in Chris