copyright

Well said Damien, I will add that the position regarding being commissioned is this…I am paid an agreed fee to use my skills to produce images which are then licenced to the company according to the agreement that we both have in writing. Normally I licence the company for unlimited use by them only,no second or third parties.Other photographers stick to the specified use and issue a time limit, thats their choice.
Note that unless specified the copy right stays with me, I have assigned a licence not copyright.If a company wants copyright they will pay me more or go to someone else.

GAOIR is sometimes used by Ken as a para dropper ! It has only recently been re flown after an accident kept it grounded for almost a year.If you see Baxterley listed on the events pages then you can see it in action at its home base.

I believe the Dak was GAKNB which may have been with British United Airways at the time.

Even after many years I am still speaking to farmers who have no clue about the laws regarding items on the land they use.Only two years ago a farmer in Scotland recovered an engine from a peat bog when dry weather made it posssible. As old habits dont fade away I put on my British Aviation Archaelogical Association Research hat on and turned up the aircraft details. The story round the crash involved acts of gallantry,so the item should really go on display. But no , he would rather keep it stashed on his farm.

And as no one had permission there is a legal aspect to consider.

Sad really

heros

All the aircrew at Blackpool between 1963 …1968 who said yes when I asked as a very young boy to look inside their airliners…DC3,Herald,Viscount,Ambassador,Viking…I still have the logbooks of which aircraft they were but sadly no names.

And the Warton Lightning test pilot who got a get well card from three of us schoolkids when he ejected. He sent a signed Lightning pic back to us three,pity I was not the one who kept it.

Finally all the RAFVRT Chipmunk pilots who flew so many air cadets on those amazingly thrilling short trips.

BAPC

MDF you seem to have an image of the BAPC as a corporate money laden group which it is not. It is a council .A lot of linking is made possible.

It has achieved a huge amount . I can just recall the days before BAPC,aviation heritage was being lost at a far faster rate than now.

Although I now live in the North of Scotland,I still manage to visit aviation museums in the Uk and where possible talk to the staff. Older members of staff have a view of the BAPC similiar to my own,the council continues to have an important role and has long ago become a professional organisation.

Could you explain what it is that you think makes the BAPC useless?

Have you ever talked to members?

Film You only live twice..lots of helis, including Brantly GATFH which lands inside the huge volcano core film set, ace piloting skills.