I was able to provide Gary with a photograph of Bill in uniform. He used this as the basis for the windswept figure in his picture - showing the dislodged chest parachute, and checking that Bill's account mentioned he had removed his flying helmet.

I'd advised Gary that my preference was to have only the Lancaster in shot; in my mind, Bill is the main object of this artwork. So Gary went away to remove the other aircraft, and to add battle-damage, weathering and other details to the Lancaster; flames and smoke, and lighting effects from the Moon and the fire. The damage added was drawn from Bill's eyewitness report upon his return to England.

He kept a series of screenshots as this work progressed: