'Declan Smith' - beware
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:55 pm
Some months ago I was contacted via someone else, by a 'Declan Smith' (declansmith14@hotmail.com) , who asked if he could have a scan of a photograph or two I had allowed to be used in a book about 617 Squadron, claiming that he was working on a project with the Gulf War veteran John Nichol.
I duly allowed scans and specified a credit to the family via me. However, no acknowledgement was forthcoming, and even after several emails I heard nothing more, so wrote again withdrawing permission.
Coincidentally, John emailed me this morning to ask for my help for a Channel 5 Documentary he is working on about 617 after the dams raid, and confirmed what I suspected anyway, that he has never heard of 'Declan Smith'. So it seems this person, if that is his name, is contacting people, using John's name, to get material, I presume either for a private collection, or to reproduce to sell.
Keep 'em peeled as Shaw Taylor used to say...
I duly allowed scans and specified a credit to the family via me. However, no acknowledgement was forthcoming, and even after several emails I heard nothing more, so wrote again withdrawing permission.
Coincidentally, John emailed me this morning to ask for my help for a Channel 5 Documentary he is working on about 617 after the dams raid, and confirmed what I suspected anyway, that he has never heard of 'Declan Smith'. So it seems this person, if that is his name, is contacting people, using John's name, to get material, I presume either for a private collection, or to reproduce to sell.
Keep 'em peeled as Shaw Taylor used to say...