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Following filming of a flying stunt on M40 motorway in Buckinghamshire (which was newly completed but not yet open to traffic) Joan Hughes (pilot of the Tiger Moth) was charged but later acquitted of seven counts of dangerous flying when the 'plane failed to make contact with the surface of the while passing under a bridge. A crosswind had prevented Hughes from landing the plane on the road before passing under the bridge as stipulated as a condition of permission to use the location. Norman Foster (who supervised the shooting of this scene) was also charged but acquitted of three counts of aiding and abetting. In addition to the court case filming permission was revoked immediately, leading to the sequence being completed with a miniature set of the site and the model aircraft used for other flying sequences.
The delivery of meals by toy train in the restaurant scene was copied by numerous Japanese restaurants.
In the first scene when all the men in the meeting room are laughing (which is the only time in any of Gerry Anderson's puppet series that this happens), you can see fillings in the teeth of one of the puppets.
At one point in the film, Virgil says, "I've got a tiger in my tank." This was the slogan of an ESSO advertising campaign in the UK ("Put A Tiger In Your Tank") at the time the film was being scripted.
The newspaper that Lady Penelope reads on the morning of Skyship One's arrival in Egypt clearly shows the date as 11 June 2068. This is in keeping with the television series which was set in the year 2065 and not 2028 as some sources indicate.
"Jeff Tracy: Now, let's have a rundown on the International Rescue craft. So far, there are five. Thunderbird 1: sleek, first and fast. Thunderbird 2: giant transporter. Carries all the rescue gear to the danger zone. Thunderbird 3: designed for space rescue. Thunderbird 4: capable of withstanding the pressure of the depths. Thunderbird 5: space monitor. Capable of receiving or intercepting distress calls from any part of the world. And I'm telling you, Brains, in no uncertain terms, that we now need a Thunderbird 6. Brains: Sure, Mr Tracy, but can you give me some sort of a steer? I like to work to a specification. Jeff Tracy: Specification? You didn't need to work to a specification when you designed that airship for the New World Aircraft Corporation. Brains: That's right. I didn't. And what happened? They laughed. Jeff Tracy: Yeah, that's right. They laughed... and then they built it."
"Brains: I thought it would be a good idea, in this day and age of speed and... thing like that, to build an... airship. New World Aircraft President James Glenn: An airship? An *airship*? [laughter erupts in the meeting room]"
