Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Flying

I always find dating the photos from the time the Beatles were in Japan to be a bit confusing because they lost a day due to the International Date Line.    They left Alaska early in the morning on June 28, 1966 and basically lost that day and spent June 29, 1966 flying to Tokyo.








4 comments:

  1. a couple i haven't seen before...good stuff :))

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  2. Who is that w/George in the 2nd photo? Kind of resembles Eric Burdon.

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  3. Robert Whitaker

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  4. It is photographer Robert Whittaker. He can be seen behind the Beatles when they are waving to the fans ftom the steps of their plane upon their arrival in Japan. (MarkZapp)

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