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Monday, December 21, 2020
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Large Beatle heads
The inside door of the Beatles' TWA Flight 703 had large cartoon-like drawings of the Beatles' heads without faces. I am not sure what purpose they provided, but they looked neat on the inside of the cabin door. Each Beatle signed "his head" and they became part of Dick Clark's collection of Rock n Roll memorabilia. After Clark's death, his entire collection, including the Beatles' heads, were auctioned off and somebody somewhere now has this neat set of autographs.
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| You can tell from this photo that they had been signed |
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| ©ImageCollect.com/Globe Photos, Inc. |
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| ©ImageCollect.com/Globe Photos, Inc. |
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| ©ImageCollect.com/ /Globe Photos, Inc. |
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| ©ImageCollect.com/Globe Photos, Inc. |
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Beatlemania Aboard 703 Beatles 007 Adventure
The following was published in the August 30, 1965 TWA Skyliner Magazine (a magazine given out to employees of TWA)
Beatlemania Aboard 703 Beatles 007 Adventures
Author unknown
TWA Skyliner Magazine
August 30, 1965
High above the cloud layer over the North Atlantic, the outside temperature registered minus 68 degrees F, but inside the cabin of Flight 703 on August 13 things were fever-pitched.
The Beatles: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr and their entourage had taken refuge in the Royal Ambassador section of the London-New York flight.
Only a thin partition retrained 120 eager Beatlenuts in the rear section, who at the very least hoped to catch a glimpse of the famous group up front. In an effort to divert the attention of the newly formed airborne Beatles fan club, public relations representative, Bill Liss employed the tactic of handing out autographed photos and Beatle record albums to the teenagers aboard. The ploy worked like a tranquilizer.
Except for one young lady in the 2nd row, who spent half of the flight on tip-toe, trying to see over the partition. When she thought she saw the hair on the head of Ringo Starr, she let out a scream, then settled into a satisfied trance the remainder of the flight. She could care less that she missed the movie, "Operation Crossbow."
Up front in the cockpit, shortly after take-off, Captain Jack Hulburd opened a sealed envelope of instructions from the Port of New York Authority. The dimmed cockpit, with its dials and switches provided a perfect James Bond setting.
The veteran pilot unfolded a map of Kennedy Airport, marked by the PNYA with eight possible parking points. Not until later would he be given final landing instructions, and then, to frustrate anyone who tuned in on the tower-to-aircraft radio, only a code number.
As Flight 703 approached New York, the secret word was finally relayed, "Number 8," which turned out to be a point on a taxi strip two miles removed from the International Arrival Building.
Hostess Gisa Kothe, who is Miss New York Press Photographer and Queen of the Forest Hills Music Festival, first peered out to see if the coast was clear. As the Beatles braved the way out of the door and deplaned, Paul McCartney turned to her and said, "thanks so much, luv, for a wonderful flight."
Beatlemania Aboard 703 Beatles 007 Adventures
Author unknown
TWA Skyliner Magazine
August 30, 1965
High above the cloud layer over the North Atlantic, the outside temperature registered minus 68 degrees F, but inside the cabin of Flight 703 on August 13 things were fever-pitched.
The Beatles: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr and their entourage had taken refuge in the Royal Ambassador section of the London-New York flight.
Only a thin partition retrained 120 eager Beatlenuts in the rear section, who at the very least hoped to catch a glimpse of the famous group up front. In an effort to divert the attention of the newly formed airborne Beatles fan club, public relations representative, Bill Liss employed the tactic of handing out autographed photos and Beatle record albums to the teenagers aboard. The ploy worked like a tranquilizer.
Except for one young lady in the 2nd row, who spent half of the flight on tip-toe, trying to see over the partition. When she thought she saw the hair on the head of Ringo Starr, she let out a scream, then settled into a satisfied trance the remainder of the flight. She could care less that she missed the movie, "Operation Crossbow."
Up front in the cockpit, shortly after take-off, Captain Jack Hulburd opened a sealed envelope of instructions from the Port of New York Authority. The dimmed cockpit, with its dials and switches provided a perfect James Bond setting.
The veteran pilot unfolded a map of Kennedy Airport, marked by the PNYA with eight possible parking points. Not until later would he be given final landing instructions, and then, to frustrate anyone who tuned in on the tower-to-aircraft radio, only a code number.
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| Fans trying to see the Beatles' plane |
As Flight 703 approached New York, the secret word was finally relayed, "Number 8," which turned out to be a point on a taxi strip two miles removed from the International Arrival Building.
Hostess Gisa Kothe, who is Miss New York Press Photographer and Queen of the Forest Hills Music Festival, first peered out to see if the coast was clear. As the Beatles braved the way out of the door and deplaned, Paul McCartney turned to her and said, "thanks so much, luv, for a wonderful flight."
I'm on a plane---I can't complain
After the Beatles' flew on TWA on August 13, 1965, the airline had some Beatles photos printed off for promotional purposes. They aren't super common, but appear now and then for sale. Here are a few of the photos
It's in the bag
When the Beatles left London on August 13, 1965 and headed on a TWA plane to New York City to being their 1965 tour, TWA was wise enough to give each Beatle and every member of the entourage his own personal TWA red bag. These bags appear to be pretty nice and they were a smart way for TWA to advertise their airline. I am not sure how many bags were made, but they pop up on high scale auctions from time to time. Each member had his name on the back of the bag, but some blank ones were also made. The bags of the four Beatles are on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City.
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| Ringo and George on the plane--notice that George is holding his TWA bag. |
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| I am not sure if these luggage tags are authentic, but they are cool |
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| the front of the bag |
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| Photo by Sara Schmidt |
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| Photo by Sara Schmidt |
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| Photo by Sara Schmidt |
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| Photo by Sara Schmidt |
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| Mal is holding his bag during the flight to NYC |
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| They have arrived in New York! George will not let go of his bag! |
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