So the bill was for the cost of flying his boat to Masirah in a Beverley? That's even better!
By the way, you may remember that the 114 Sqn aircraft had the snake's head in a circle painted on the fin above the serial number. 267 Sqn aircraft had the "Peggy".
Do you have any photographs of 105 Sqn aircraft with the Battleaxe so mounted? I have one small photograph of XP408 with the axe in a circle on the fin but it is the only one that I can find and I have to use Photoshop to see the badge properly.
I had lunch with Eddie Rigg on Wednesday and the subject of the David Shepherd paintings came up over a beer. I seem to remember that we had an extraordinary mess meeting to insist upon their return. I can't remember where they finally ended up.