I started the thread because the whole thing smacks to me of rules to avoid any embarrassment to JHC.
I have always been aware that photographs taken on HM ac are Crown copyright and that is why my photos remain in my possession and not on the internet. In any case, there is absolutely nothing embarrassing or sensitive in them apart for some of my cheesy yellow-teethed grins. However, some of the photos I have taken on the ground in various locations would be a little sensitive (at the time).
Surely we need a rule about public disclosure, not restrictions on an area that brings everyone so much personal pleasure, especially as they look back with the rose-tinteds on.
The only thing I regret about my time in the cockpit was not having taken enough photo's. What a missed opportunity.