But thanks to the pilot's skill, a fast-acting corps of policemen and one 12-year-old boy, he said, "the stars were aligned for us" and he and the pilot were rescued.

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Basil Foster, the jockey who acted as his mentor, noticed Jones's skill as a performer and encouraged him to pursue his acting career.

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