It's been a while since the existance of Spitfires being used as decoys on Syrian airbases has discussed...
I see that BAES are proposing a photographers tour of Syrian airbases in September.
http://www.baes.org.uk/midframe.htm
If any of the UK Wixers are going or know someone that is, perhaps they can settle the question once and for all.
Cheers,
Brett