It wasn't a light aircraft or smaller airliner, I was on it and it was a holiday charter, so just on the basis of range it won't be a small prop or turboprop.
The Comet tailplane theory doesn't work as it would be impossible to see down onto it from the window base (see graphic)
Trailing edges seem unlikely because of the lack of static dispersal features and the difficulty of getting behind the wingtip anyway. That also implies the wingtip photo was flying in a southerly direction, which doesn't fit well with the sequence.
I guess I'm stumped at this point. Going to go back and check all details because I must have missed something important!
