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The original drawing comes from Jean-Christophe Carbonel.
The below comments are by Justo Miranda via Christophe Meunier:
The first design seems to be aimed to satisfy the same specification than the Westland Whirlwind (1938). It looks an evolution from the Miles Master with two Kestrel XXX engines, but it could also be an adaptation of the Martin Baker MB3 to the Kestrel engines, the Sabre II ones not being available at the time (1942).
The second design seems a rapid bomber aimed to compete with the Mosquito and the Airspeed AS 47, of metallic construction with Merlin 64 or 66 engines. The tailfin looks like the one in the Fulmar... Could it be a project of Fairey naval bomber for 1942?
The third one most surely is derived from the Airspeed AS 31 with the original Vultee replaced by a Kestrel XXX. I think that this is the mythical "rammer" version proposed during the worst moments of the war in 1940. You must realise that if the bomber is impacted with the propeller, the cabin will get separated without any damage with reasonable deceleration.
FOLLOW-UP by Mr.Paul Deweer
-British Asymmetric proj. 3th design (c)
I dont think that this is related to the Airspeed AS.31.
In the WW II magzine"Luchtvaart in Beeld"(aviation in pictures)
of October 1943?-mag.in bad shape-published in occupied Belgium an
illustration was shown depicting this design in plan wiew with a bit
more details.It was labeled: Mangul & Woersel.
In several sources about the AS.31 (Airspeed Aircraft since 1931-Putnam
The Aeroplane Monthly Jan.1982 and Air Pictorial Jan.1985)not a single
mention was made about an asymmetric development.
Comparing the plan view of the Airspeed project with the Mangul&Woersel
you will see that there is very few relation between this two projects,
especially in the wing planform.
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me anytime!