I ordered a couple of P-40 books along with my Stuka books, and this is what I could find for you:
"American Volunteer Group Colours and Markings," Terrill Clements, Osprey Aircraft of the Aces #41, Osprey Publisyhing, 2001
and
"P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific," Carl Molesworth, Osprey Aircraft of the Aces #55, Osprey Publishing, 2003
The AVG book was obviously not very helpful for what you want.
The other one had some possibly useful stuff:
On page 30, it has a data plate attributed to 41-36171, "White 51" of 8th FS/49th FG that reads
U.S. ARMY P 40-E-1
AIR CORPS SERIAL NO.A.C.41-36171
CREW WEIGHT 200 LBS.
The "A.C.41-36171" is in a silghtly lighter in color
There is a plate (not a photo) of White 209 that identifies the aircraft as P-40F-15 41-19831 of 2Lt Lucien B Shuler, 68th FS/347th FG, Guadalcanal, April 1943. The plate omits the fuselage stripe forward of the canopy, has no intake on top of the nose (of course), does have eyes, and also has the fuel cap in red. There is also something stenciled just behind the aft fuselage stripe in front of the upper corner of the large access panel, but it is unreadable.
I looked at all of the photographs, and nowhere could I identify the stenciling in front of the access panel, a red fuel cap, nor stencil markings around the fuel cap. There is a picture on page 72 of a P-40N-5 where stenciling around the fuel cap is clearly visible and the fuel cap is a different color, but it is a tan 45th FS bird. I can not see any other stencil markings except an occasional pilot's name and/or killboard.
On page 61 there is a photograph of 2 P-40F's at Guadalcanal, one is a 44th FG bird (White 102, 41-14825) and the other a 68th FS bird (41-14102) from early 1942. Both have the forward fusealge stripe. Both pilots from the photo were KIA on 13 Feb 1943, Capt Al Johnson and 1Lt Ray Morrissey.
On page 67 is a photo of White 208. Its caption reads: 1Lt L B 'Bob" Shuler of the 68th FS poses his P-40F-15 41-19831 'White 208' for a nice flying shot in the spring of 1943 before his transfer to the 44th FS. Pilots and aircraft of the 44th, 68th and 70th FS on Guadalcanal often intermingled on missions during this period before the Warhawks were concentrated in the 44th FS."
Notice that both the plate for White 209 and the photo for White 208 are identified as 41-19831.
So, I do not think that I have managed to answer any of your questions, but at least I was able to increase the confusion.
Picture Hangar is still wacked out, so I can scan the pics and e-mail if needed, just PM me.
