Re: Could the original 007 have inspired that terrorist
<Wasn't the movie called "Goldfinger"?
Yes, it was, over Fort Knox, where I took basic training a couple years later. It was a private squadron that flew the foiled mission, headed by none other than ace pilot Pussy Galore (and I recall a Dennis Miller HBO thing where he mused "Pussy Galore. What was going on at that christening...?").
In the final words of Emma Peel to her longtime partner John Steed (last episode of The Avengers in 1969), "Always keep your bowler on in times of stress -- and a watchful eye open for diabolical masterminds."
Cheers,
Dan