Originally Posted by
draglift
The director Ken Annakin said that Joan Hughes was great and that the best pilot had been a cropduster in Rhodesia. I was amused that he said the worst pilot and the one they were always having a bit of trouble with had flown Comets. As 1964 was just before Dan Air acquired Comets this would imply he was a BOAC pilot.
Or a BEA one or possibly ex RAF.