After the upper and lower wing separated at the wing root on the starboard wing in transit to the last show I went to with this one I didn't think I'd be able to enter it in another contest. I was able, however, to repair it and make it presentable for her last appearance on the show circuit before retiring her to the display case for good.
She won 1st place in the category and then something I didn't see coming was this:
A special award for Best WWII Axis Aircraft in Show:

She went out with a "Bang".