Didn the Thunderbird 6 production experience legal issues?
Yes. A puppet-size model of Thunderbird 6 was made along with several radio controlled models and shots of these were integrated with the actual flying scenes of a real Tiger Moth aircraft. Joan Hughes, an experienced pilot who had flown in many movies prior to “Thunderbird 6” flew the flying sequences. During filming of one sequence on the newly constructed M40, Joan, along with Production Manager Norman Foster, were arrested after she flew under a bridge. Originally she was to taxi under the bridge, but crosswinds meant she had to keep flying just a foot or so above the ground. Gerry Anderson pleaded to the police that as Producer he should be charged instead. In the end, the jury acquitted them on all charges.
