Beagle - Ive got a couple like that in the back of my logbook as a souvenir of the many dragonfly sorties I flew on over the years. Mine were courtesy of a Lightning Mate - we tankers stayed back a respectful distance! They werent even classified Restricted at the time, and from time to time similar piccies appeared in the press.
As for the rumour argument - I'm all for rumour being discussed on here, it's the whole point, isn't it? As for the security aspect, can anyone point out any breach of security on the thread?
All smacks of the attitude of that Met inspector wally who tried to stop that kid taking photos of a military parade, which ended up with the Met (ie the taxpayer) handing over damages and legal costs to the kid because of the inspector's illegal interference.