Photo by my dad Algy Spurr. 1942. Showing RAF Lockheed 10-A Electra AX701 "Cloudy Joe" - Mountain Ranges - Beirut - Lebanon.

Photo taken by my father Algy Spurr circa Sep / Oct 1942 in WW2. This could be at Beirut, Lebanon. Lockheed Model 10-A Electra "Cloudy Joe" was RAF AX701 (former Aeroput YU-SBB). It was involved in Operation Pike to photograph the Iraq oil fields. The Electra served with 267 Sq in 1941-42, then with 680(PR) Sq in 1943-44 and suffered a main gear collapse on landing at Matariya, Egypt on 25 Aug 1944 during a test flight. It was withdrawn from use and eventually struck off charge on 22 Feb 1945.

My father Algy Spurr took this photo in WW2 in Beirut. Not sure of the variant.

One of 40 conversion from Hurricane Mk.I to Mk.II standards by Rolls Royce. This is former Hurricane I L1658. Photo taken by my father (Algy Spurr) in WW2. Believed to be at Beirut but it is not a certainty. Hurricane is from No. 2 P.R.U. (Photographic Reconnaissance Unit) of the Royal Air Force.