http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...l/Harvard2.jpg

First flying photo taken in 1951.

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...erc3Medium.jpg

..and last in 1980.

As a keen and enthusiastic photographer I took hundreds in between, with no problems at all.

One knew what was allowed and what wasn't - it was just a matter of keeping one's nose clean.

One instictively knows when something is right...

Ahaaa,you mean big round engines with propellers...!

Hmm, I walked into that! You won't believe me now, but I meant one instinctively knows what to photograph and what not in your own aircraft. But your line is better!!!!

"Hmm, I walked into that! "

Jesus Courtney, I though you were a bit more switched on than that:O:ok:


You better take some more meds or stand in the queue behind Mach Two, Jamesdevice and a few others.

Yeah, caught me at an off moment. Will try harder! No, will have another glass of wine and get over it!!!:ok:

Interesting that I think the vast majority on this thread are in agreement. Looks like, "take the pictures, avoid classified stuff and be careful what you do with it".

Have another Glass of wine sounds good.:ok:

I have a large number of old photos of Soviet, UK and NATO ships, Nuclear Submarines and planes all stamped with Restricted and all handed out willingly to crews by the Int department. Those in charge clearly understood that they would be taken off base and shown to families and friends because why else would people need them and why would they be so happy to hand them out? Did they think we all had secure combination cabinets in out houses and locked them away for 30 years? At the same time, I think most people realised that they shouldn't send them to the press or display them on the local village hall notice board (1980's internet).

Common sense semed to be the order of the day but it doesn't seem to be enough these days.

I do remember a mission being delayed for several hours though when a Co-pilot was arested and questioned by the Norwegian Police for taking pictures on a very dull P3 base hundreds of miles from anywhere. :eek:

Innocuous and also a tad out of date. It refers to something called a Nimrod and also a GR-7/9 Harrier...