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I dont think its a multi engine, maybe thats the engine cowling on the floor to the right. Unpainted metal maybe, so it looks bright .
I would think any captured, still airworthy enemy aircraft were sent to Farnborough / Duxford for testing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhXzFLpZ_Dc
I did wonder if it was a War Bond display? They did tour captured enemy tech in displays to drum up intrest and raise money.
I think it was more common in WW1 though, and it seems odd to do it in someones garden...
My other thought is in 1946 there is a huge ammounts of surplus war materials.
Some, amazingly, still being used up till very reciently, lots of aircraft etc for sale for cheap.
There is a excellent blog which covers what happened to lots of it:
https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/