Individual letter on F/Lt. Frederick Hilley Bradford's P-51 Mustang MK.IV?

[SteveB]

Hi Guys

Nice profiles!

The indications are that Bradford’s a/c was YT*F but I do not have any more specific information about his a/c.

As you say the finish of RAF MkIVs in paint or NMF seems fairly random but the indications are that the very early serials delivered were more likely to be painted than NMF.

There seem to be very few photos of 65Sqn a/c from this period. There are two photos in “Mustang at War” by Roger Freeman. One of these photos shows a mixed group of NMF and painted a/c taxiing out for take off. None of the three painted a/c that can be picked out seem to have the white type identity markings; they all seem to have a light coloured spinner most likely to be Sky as was standard for ADGB. There is a photo around of YT*E crashed in Sweden which also seems to show the same markings/finish.

I don’t think there is any evidence that 65Sqn used red spinners on their Mustangs and I don’t think there is any evidence that RAF MkIVs were fitted with the rear view mirror.

Steve