I saw the infamous tv programme and I must admit that I didnt necessarily disagree with all of it,didnt one well known test pilot once say something along the lines of ”DH a/c had a bit of a reputation for coming unglued ”.
I know there are quite a few DH fans on here,I dont have any axes to grind over any a/c so am not ‘getting at’ DH or anything.
ISTR an autobio that I read years ago written by somebody involved in early Comet training for his airline,they had a nickname for the Comet which was along the lines of ‘bacofoil’ or ‘tinfoil’ because even on double curvature skin they could ‘oilcan’ the metal by pressing on it.