I see as an aside that another dambuster, Gibson's air gunner Flt Lt R.J.Trevor Roper's DFC and DFM have just been sold at auction for £120,000, at Sherbourne in Dorset. Makes me wonder if the pre-sale estimates for Les Munro's medals might not have been on the low side. Whatever, I'm very pleased that the matter was resolved by Lord Ashcroft's very generous gesture.