Scottish actor Sir Sean sat in the cockpit during the scenes of early take off featuring Q (Desmond Llewelyn), but the plane was actually piloted by wing commander, autogyro proponent and stuntman ...

After Desmond Llewelyn's death in 1999, John Cleese took on the mantle of Q for Pierce Brosnan's final Bond appearance, Die Another Day. ↗ Originally broadcast 17 September 1964.