Mk V - 402 Sqn RCAF 1944 "City of Winnipeg"
Yup Dan, I decided to use standard placement, couldn't find anything to suggest previous stripe placement.
Interesting history -
This was the Spit (AB910) in this story -
"Shortly before closure WAAF Margaret Horton had an 'unexpected ride on the tail of a Spitfire' while acting as a tailweight: She was sat on the tail of the plane, as it was common practice in order to stop it overturning while it taxied to the end of the runway, due to design drawbacks, strong wind and bouncy grassfield. The pilot, anxious to be airborne, forgot about her and failed to stop to allow the WAAF to jump off the tail. As soon as the plane was in the air, the pilot realised that there was something very wrong with the handling of his aircraft. He radioed the control tower to report the problem. The emergency services were called out and the pilot talked back in without being told what had happened. The aircraft landed safely with Margaret Horton still in one piece."
