I don’t know its identity, but the original image is at

http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/museumcollections/collections/search-results/image.php?keywordsorig=&titleorig=&personorig=&placeorig=&dateorig=&materialorig=&accessionnumberorig=&collectionorig=&museumorig=&keywords=spitfire&SearchSubmit_x=-860&SearchSubmit_y=-141&SearchSubmit=Search&title=&person=&place=&date=&material=&accessionnumber=&collectionall=all&museumall=all&location=any&EMUSESSID=d3joelu3aif2ltmhej475rcm05&portal=9.0.3+en-us+us+AMERICA+ED7F7BE08DA92D9FE0440003BAC324B1+8D937A9298BD7507E341E0EE299DEEFDC93AB771A80EA0008F18DDBAF9C3308AF548B50E8CEC78965D41E1D1CD33751D8934E49D9FB9801B8256F06CF829A1FAEFD33A46CC1445765E4A4E8C68112C326F4770ABC536BD1B&__utma=61298485.718109139.1387038802.1387038802.1387038802.1&__utmb=61298485.17.10.1387038802&__utmc=61298485&__utmz=61298485.1387038802.1.1.utmcsr%3Dgoogle%7Cutmccn%3D%28organic%29%7Cutmcmd%3Dorganic%7Cutmctr%3D%28not+provided%29&__utmv=61298485.%7C1%3DVisitor+type%3DPublic%3D1&Sender=List&Page=&irn=87176

Steve: I have just gone through the relevant pages of André Van Haute’s Pictorial History of the French Air Force (vol 2, 1941-1974) and can find no reference to French Wellingtons, even in the paragraphs about Indochina. I shall ask some French friends if they have any ideas.

PS: I just looked at http://avions-de-la-guerre-d-algerie.over-blog.com/article-117-les-vickers-wellington-de-la-marine-112979639.html
which gives quite a bit about the naval Wellingtons and, near the bottom of the page, two photos of Air Forces ones, NC492 and PF837. Any use?

Greetings from an ex-cadet at 115 (1954-1959). I saw the Canberra cockpit when I visited you last year. Sad that you have to sell it, but the proceeds will go to a good cause, it seems. I recall the previous “guardian” outside the old ATC hut at Westwood, Vampire T11 XE887. (Photo kindly sent to me from the squadron after my visit)

I was pleased to see Duxman’s photo of KDK at Westwood. I used to live quite close to the airfield (the home of RAF Peterborough) and was a member of 115 ATC squadron based there (and is still on the same site). The Gemini belonged to Mitchell Engineering, a Peterborough-based firm. I first saw it in May 1952, so that gives an idea of the date of Duxman’s photo.There were two relatively new hangars on the airfield containing a mix of Tiger Moths, Austers, a Messenger and Baker Perkins Apache. There were in fact 3 Geminis, as JWC and KFY were there too. BEA ran a helicopter mail service for a short time from Westwood.

Skyraider: I put the photos Tony gave me on my site at https://sites.google.com/site/lgarey/benghazigraveyard

Are they of use to you?

The finding of human remains close to (8km from) the wreck is not such a surprise (it is not uncommon to find human bones in the desert, as I have said before). What is surprising is that according to the MoD and British Embassy they were tested for DNA and found unsuitable (or was it a mysterious second set of bones that suddenly became a feature of the MoD’s statements?). And why can I find no report of such a test, and why are the players reluctant to provide answers to the numerous questions raised, for example are the bones found by Arido still in the desert, was a second set in fact found, was one or other set ever recovered and tested, and if so why were they “unsuitable”, when DNA extraction should be eminently possible after even 70 years in the desert?