Aerial photographs by civilians are forbidden “for the duration” by a War Department order. Passengers on air liners are required to pack their cameras beyond reach or check them with the stewardess, and the ban also extends to crews of the air liners. No civilian can carry a camera in his own plane; even the Civil Air Patrol, composed of civilian pilots operating under army orders, is forbidden to take pictures from the sky. There is but one loophole. A civilian having a highly important reason for taking an aerial photograph can petition the regional office of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, which must pass the request on to the War and Navy Departments. But permits from Washington are expected to be rare.