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This is the record for BR130, it may be that Beurling was the pilot. Who ever was flying was very lucky to have lived with extensive damage to cockpit, and the armour plating. "Spitfire BR130 received 23/10/42 VC A/C Belly landed Engine bay u/s mod 650 Mod tx6393 Damage to u/s of f/u Remove...

EP706 Spitfire 5B Received 23/10/42 Note report made Service task of poss strain wing attachments Check engine bay. Mod found 650. Radiator valve missing Remove fuel tanks. Highest Engine and Oil tanks Removed/ Remove and S/i U/C jacks. Elevator and Rudder controls missing. Amoured Plate and...

I don't think there are any magic bullets, re the colour schemes, in the book. It often record painting after skin repair and patching, but never the colours used. As to the records of Beurling's spitfires, the first he worked on was EN973 on the 10/8/42 "EN973 Spitfire Damage bullel? Engine...

My Grandfather was in 137MU in Malta, and worked away from the airfields bringing severely damaged planes to serviceability, or writing them of and cannibalizing them. He worked on EN973 ( he wrote it off 6/9/42) EP706 BR130 EP135 BR565, all of which I believe are associated with Beurling. He...