Dalek.
I remember Al Brindle when he was on 84 Sqn at Sharjah. Once, when flying a CSE show from Salalah to Masirah in an Andover, he pulled, what I am told, was an old Transport Command jape.
Now CSE show casts were quite impressionable. So Al waited until top of climb when they were all dozing off, then appeared walking backwards from the flight deck unreeling two lengths of lashing tape. He held them like horse reins and, when he got to the back, commenced to 'fly' the aircraft using the 'reins' He did port and starboard turns and climbing turns all to the apparent amazment of the artistes. I don't know whether any of them believed the tapes were connected to the control column, but they remained goggle eyed throughout.
He got a big round of applause on landing.
They were happier times.