On September 19, 1964, between the Dallas Tx and New York dates, The Beatles rested for a day in Alton, Missouri, at the ranch of Reed Pigman, owner of the American Flyers airline.
Describing the flight from Dallas to the Pigman ranch, George, who hated flying, said:
“We flew from Dallas to an intermediate airport where Pigman met us in a small plane with a single wing on top and one or two engines. It was very much like Buddy Holly’s, it was probably the closest we came to a crash. I don’t want to say it almost crashed, but the guy had a little map on his knee, with a light on it, as we were flying and he was saying, ‘Oh, I don’t know where we are,’ and it was very dark and there were mountains everywhere and he was rubbing the windshield trying to get the fog off. Finally, he found where we were and we landed in a field with burning cans to guide us.
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of The Beatles’ first North American performance tour. With special photographs, memorabilia and stories of the band’s frenetic travels.
