STORY BEHIND THE SCENE
Larry Hill tells the story of ‘Kiwi’ ace Alan Peart, and explains the inspiration for the late Ron Fulstow’s painting of an intense air battle with the Japanese
RON FULSTOW
New Zealand’s last World War Two fighter ace, Flt Lt Alan Peart DFC, died on September 5 last year aged 96. Over a period of 15 years I was privileged to have developed a strong friendship with Alan and his wife, Jen, and we spent many happy hours talking about his experiences as a Spitfire pilot.