You can't argue against that kind of evidence, that's for sure
In the second picture it's obvious the TP letters aren't the same colour as the roundels, and it certainly looks very similar to the MSG undersides in the topmost pics. In the bottom pic it seems they've repainted the letters sky again.
I'm going with MSG. It is after all the most likely colour to choose if you haven't got any re.. sorry, Sky.
While we're at it, should the spinner be Ocean Grey or Black at this point? I know black wasn't introduced in 2TAF until Jan 7 1945 but I've seen at least one profile (yes I know) with a black nose...
This discussion certainly has made me want to do one of those "bastard-coded" machines so it is on my bench this moment, waiting to be cut into.
The Red letter controversy brings me to another issue more in my ballpark, namely the myth that Coastal Command machines wore red letters in 1945, despite the order stating the colour should be (mostly) Light Slate Grey. A typical example would be 330 Sqn Sunderlands depicted in many a profile with red WH letters. Colour footage shows the colour of Sunderland codes was a darkish kind of grey.
Light Slate Grey has the same tone as Red in black and white pics and the only way to differentiate the twos is by looking at orthochromatic film.
But I digress.
Thanks for your replies Chris,
Kyrre