azure blue over white pru spitfire?

[Graham Boak]

This is in Jon Freeman's recent book, and is as described in a letter to him from the pilot (? or at least someone involved). Lacking any other direct information, it is difficult to comment. Was his correspondent working entirely from memory or from comments/notes made at the time? Was he familiar with the specific colours in detail or just describing them in general terms? Jon gives us no guidance here.

Working from other known data, and relying on memory of what I've read, neither Azure Blue nor White were used by the UK PRU. By itself, pure white seems to be an unlikely colour, whereas PRU Pink is described as an off-white colour. A very light grey was also used by the PRU. PRU Blue is not very distant from Azure Blue. The combination of PRU Blue uppers and PRU Pink (or off-white) undersides would seem a logical suggestion but is not otherwise recorded.

However, the PRU were given a free hand to develop their own colour schemes and combinations. Just because the colour combination seems a little unlikely does not mean that it never happened.

Your call.