I REFER to the British aircraft spotters recently convicted of espionage.

May I advise all holiday-makers that it is not only Greece that takes a serious view of this activity.

While in a North African holiday resort airport last year, shared by civilian and military aircraft, I observed a Hawker Hunter fighter aircraft, the type I worked on more than 44 years ago, now a museum piece.

As I was about to photograph this piece of history, I was apprehended by two heavily armed guards who assured me that if I insisted on photographing the aircraft, I would lose my camera and possibly my liberty.

I likened it to being arrested for taking a snap of HMS Victory in Portsmouth harbour.

Though the Hunter is a relic of our past it is evidently still playing a major role in their air defence system.

So when on holiday abroad, and you see a military aircraft, even though it looks as if it first flew when Pontius was a Pilate refrain from photographing it for your dream holiday could turn into your worst nightmare.

Mr F T Morritt,

Homestead,

Bamber Bridge.