Built in 1936 for Dakar - Natal transatlantic mail service. Seen here at Algiers - Maison Blanche in 1944 with a British bomber and a USAAF B-25 in the background. Apparently not written off after an acccident at Casablanca on 31 August 1942. Photo by: Robert Moisy / ECPAD

There are other photos of this aircraft taken by the CO of 3 Squadron, RAAF. It was based at Riyaq (Rayak), Lebanon, immediately after the successful Syria-Lebanon campaign. The photo might also be at Baalbek, Lebanon, where the Australians captured 14 Vichy French aircraft although photos of some of those aircraft show extensive battle damage. This photo is an unusual find in the archives of a regional Australian museum. Photo from: Coffs Harbour Regional Museum

The F.220 bomber prototype was converted as a mailplane for Air France, F-ANLG Le Centaure. Four similar F.2200 machines were also produced for the airline's South American route, and F-AOXE was the first of these. The F.223 versions of this aircraft type had twin tailfins.