Very Interesting Vickers Wellington Nose Art

This photo appeared in the New Zealand Herald newspaper dated 24 April 1941, and comes here via the New Zealand National Library’s Papers Past site (scanned from microfilm, hence the poor quality). I find the nose art really interesting however, and I wonder if anyone knows more about it, squadron, crew, place in the Middle East? Serial? Is there a better quality photo of the nose art around?

The caption read:
“WELLINGTON BOMBERS IN MIDDLE EAST: The crew of one of Britain’s famed bombers with their machine ready to take off from a desert aerodrome. On the Wellington’s side is a drawing of Mr. Winston Churchill, depicted as Santa Claus.”