I seem to recall an F15 crash (RAF Lakenheath?) on take off killing the pilot was due to the aileron controls being reversed.
Also read an interesting story of a Halifax that crash landed back at base after a raid. On inspection the control runs had been reversed over their pulleys making them hard to operate.
The pilot (who thought all Halifaxes were difficult to control) had a reputation for making heavy landings. With the controls the way they were it was considered the pilot exceptional as the aircraft shouldn't have been flyable.