No. 42 Squadron Operation Samaratan in Mogadishu, Somalia. No. 42 Squadron Detachment Commander, Wing Commander John Duxfield (left), and another airman looking at a derelict Somali Air Force MIG21 aircraft near the airfield.

No. 42 Squadron Operation Samaratan in Mogadishu, Somalia. No. 42 Squadron Detachment Commander, Wing Commander John Duxfield, speaking with Major Alvis, Pakistani Army.

No. 42 Squadron Operation Samaratan in Mogadishu, Somalia. No. 42 Squadron Detachment Commander, Wing Commander John Duxfield (left), shaking hands with Squadron Leader Murray Barron, beside an Andover.

No. 42 Squadron Operation Samaratan in Mogadishu, Somalia. No. 42 Squadron Detachment Commander, Wing Commander John Duxfield (left), shaking hands with Squadron Leader Murray Barron, beside an Andover.

No. 42 Squadron crew organizing relief operations at the back of Andover NZ7623 at a remote airfield during Cyclone Betsy relief operations in Vanuatu. Flying Officer Shearer (middle) and Squadron Leader Duxfield (right)