I hope to get a copy of the Panther Handbook some day….any idea about where to look?

The National Archives at Kew have a copy according to Google.

……is it a general consensus that these pics represent Day Bomber paint schemes?…..or white bottomed TSS?

I would say that they are trainers in Canada and the undersides are yellow.

Oops, just read Webpilot’s post, so scrap the Canada bit. Still think that it is a trainer scheme in the first pic though.

Its a black and white photo so I would be careful about assigning particular colours. The undersides look white but what the uppersurfaces and tail are is anybody’s guess. Wellesleys were used as an anti-shipping weapon around this time. and as such, I would have expected them to have carried a maritime scheme if they were repainted at all. hence my original comment. Blenheims had their upper surfaces repainted when their role changed, why not Wellesleys? I have assumed that the dark parts of the undersides are in the shade or due to the removal of fabric. Perhaps the original photo would give us a few more clues. I have no idea who owns it though.

Yep, it could have been a painting exercise, sadly we just don’t know. Unless someone is sitting on a photo of an anti-shipping Wellesley…

Yep. Aeromilitaria. Probably early 1980s Graham.

Beaufighter was less prone to break up when ditching – a feature appreciated by Coastal Command crews.

The codes therefore are the previous grey ones not the red ones, and then the colours at least show consistently, although I don’t know which filter would make the red appear so light. A red filter?

Yes. A red or orange filter lightens red and darkens blue. They were often used to increase contrast in skies.

Still a bit strange that the Gemans painted the Dutch roundel above the fist 2 victory marks while the Dutch used a orange triangle during the time the 2 aircraft were shot down. ( A fokker T.V and a Fokker G.10

I assumed that it was a Czech roundel.