Thank you for the shots, nuuumannn. This is actually the first time I've seen such detailed closeups of a Beaufighter, let alone the exact one I'm planning on modelling. Would you also happen to have any photos of it from 1944 or 1945? Since this is a late war Beaufighter, I'm trying to determine whether it came with a dorsal fin that wasn't refitted during restoration due to availability of parts.
Also, I know that the first paragraph of the history document confirms that RD253 was built as an Mk.X, but what I'm basically trying to confirm is whether it was also ordered as an Mk.X. I've tried searching for details on contract No.B65570 but unfortunately I haven't found anything except the following tidbit of information: Beaufighter X7706, an Mk.IF, was built to contract B65570/40. If I understand this correctly, this would mean that contract B65570 was not just for Mk.X's.