TCT flew round the world solo in a Mk V, y'know. She's got a medal for it and everfink. The FAA (no, not that FAA, silly) even made her a Commander or a Rear Admiral or something.
She developed and patented a cardboard cutout of her own, but that was to protect her nose which somehow kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger every time she gave a talk about her round the world solo exploits in a Spitfire without an iPad.
OK, so it was a two-seat Mk V, but that's 'cos it was an 'outreach' project.
Just don't mention the Austrian bloke, though. I did once, but I think I got away with it.