Thanks for the replies

Think it is definitely a two colour scheme on top Ant which can be made out above the exhaust stubs, just not sure which one

Dave, I will have a look over on Britmodeller and see what I can find there

Cheers
Chris

Thanks for the link Mike – might have to purchase that App

They are very well done and the quality/resolution lets you have a good old look

Chris

A trawl round the net seems to suggest that the Type 316 was the single tail design and and the twin configuration Type 317 shown in post 1 the revised design and two prototypes of the 317 with Hercules engines were ordered. The Type 318 being a Merlin variant of the 317.

Also found an image showing the proposed bomb load layout of the Type 316 (Merlin or Dagger engines?). Seems there were three options for the power plant – either four 1,100hp Rolls-Royce Merlin, or 1,330hp Bristol Hercules, or 1,100 Napier Dagger although I also read that the Pegasus and Kestrel were in the mix early on. Also clearly shows the difference in design that Schneiderman mentioned in the 316 and 317 wing.

Other types in the frame for ‘Specification B.12/36’ were Armstrong Whitworth A.W.42, Boulton Paul P.90, Bristol design, Fairey design, Short S.29 Stirling, Supermarine Types 316 to 318 and Vickers Type 293

The link below gives further details on the proposed Type 317 specs and also shows the A.W.42 design along with various other types in the design phase

http://warbirdsforum.com/showthread.php?t=385

Chris