Re "High Flight", part of this was filmed by the 2nd unit at Nicosia just after Suez. So many inconsistencies. At about 1hr11min you can see the aircraft sported Nos 1 and 34 Squadron markings. The aircraft are fitted with 2 x 100g droptanks. In the background you can see Hastings (aircraft, not town) on the skyline. I remember that the unit director, who had visions of grandeur, thought the Cypriot setting sun would make a pretty picture. They took hundreds of feet of film which was air freighted to UK but never used.
No matter, the film crew lived in the Ledra Palace Hotel with access to vast sums of company money which we brave lads helped to them to spend on wine and song. Unfortunately the "women" consisted of an old crone who must have been at least thirty and was the correspondent of the Daily Express. Nowadays I would describe her a "tasty piece".
Ah, happy days!
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