spitfirepr1v Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 I am looking for any individual letter codes and serial numbers for the "pink" FR IX Spitfires used by 16 squadron other than MK716 "Red " X and MK915 “White” V. Thanks Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossington 2 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 All I have: Spitfire PR.XI (Sept 43-Sept 45) EN654 EN684 MB902 MB954:K MB958 PA838 PA853 PA902 PL765 PL823 PL850 PL903 PL970:E PM125 Spitfire L.F. IX (Jun44-Nov44) EN387:V MK322 MK716 MK918 ML206 ML302 ML374 Nothing on FR's, individual codes or colours, sorry. Source: Janes, Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their aircraft, JDR Rawlings, p.36. They also had PR XIX's and FR.XIV's very late on, but I've omitted them 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfirepr1v Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 Thanks that's really great. The "pink" Spitfires were standard armed LF Mk IXs modified with a single port facing oblique F24 camera ? On the colour photograph from the RAF Museum web " Spitfire FR IXc of 16 Squadron at Melsbroek in 1944" there are 4 a/c, the single a/c on the left having a code number in white - maybe an E ? I cannot get a descent large image to see it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 You do know they werent painted pink, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfirepr1v Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 Yes - I know the "off white / pinkish" colour debate etc has ben covered extensively on a number of sites over the years It's purely I want to make a 1/48 model which isn't either "Red X" or "White V" and I have seen a couple of bad images of a/c which wore different code letters but I cannot make them out because of the quality of the image. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 For the pink paint, best to do your own mix as all the ones supplied are way too pink when it should be a very pale pink that's really an off white. My mix is one full bottle Xtracrylix white to which I added 5-6 DROPS of Xtracrylix Red Arrows Red. Here's a whiffed FRXII in said paint. The photos of their aircraft seem to all have five spoke hubs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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