David you have done for Ground Aviation Photography what Charles E Brown did for Air to Air Photography, your photographs are very memorable and even more so due to your age.
As WV-903 said in a previous post for us to take photos was strictly taboo, cameras hidden in tool bags when the occasion arose was like running the gauntlet.
What I like about your photographic skills is that you were able to capture the occasion, the angle, the monsoon ditches, the chocks, fire extinguishers etc all make up the bigger picture.
Congratulations…………:p
Hear, hear John! If you are a civilian teenager you can get away with almost anything (and they still do!) but once you are in uniform, the RAF suddenly don’t understand why you should be interested in aircraft and view any attention to aircraft outside your job with suspicion. When I was in the RAF at Lyneham in the early ’70s, I had to be extremely careful taking photos.
A friend of mine got caught doing it and the RAF Police had a field day when they raided his room on camp and found spotters books and prints and slides on shelves and in cupboards…..he MUST be a spy! They confiscated the lot, but eventually it all died down and he got them back when they realised the truth of the matter. That was the Cold War years and also we had the IRA troubles. I returned to Lyneham in the mid-80s for my last tour and what a change in security! The Cold War had ended, the Berlin Wall had come down and the IRA had surrendered its weapons. The Security Officer was now issuing permits for aircraft photography! Phew, at last!!:rolleyes:
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