Beatles History - Their Rookie Stewardess

[@edwardstarkman1250]

Just to clarify: It is not that Pan Am ALLOWED rookie flight attendants to work international service. Pan Am was a solely international airline in the1960s. They had no domestic service at that time.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Granted. Thanks for the post!

[@edwardstarkman1250]

Thank you!@@the_guitar_trooper

[@tpatrick44]

Never thought about the perspective of a stewardess! And a great first flight back to the States! She sure earned her place with her persistence! Thoroughly enjoyed this one! Thanks!!!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks as always!

[@sidemann8593]

Now THAT was a great chapter from Beatles' history! Thank you for all love you put into this.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@geralddonegan-lo2lk]

A friend of mine, Felicity Hawes, was a Pan Am stewardess on the flight carrying the Beatles to New York City. She told me they were ‘cute’.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Nice post! Thanks too for the view!

[@bernardboka4277]

They changed the world, and in a good way. They stand in the company of Shakespeare and Churchill amongst the most important of British Icons. They will be studied and talked about hundreds of years from now, as a positive force for change and cultural relevance. She truly touched Greatness, as it was beginning. It is a shame the Jet wasn’t saved for its cultural relevance. Clipper Defiance…. I cannot think of a more appropriate name for a vessel transporting the Beatles to America

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@bernardboka4277]

Deep dive. A Pan American 707 331 is a rarity. Pan Ams code number is 320. The 707 331s were ordered by TWA but not taken up. Pan Am bought the jets though they were different. They were built to TWA standards. Incidentally the next Clipper Defiance crashed in July 1982…. Significant to me as my Eastern Airlines flight landed just before.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@@bernardboka4277 Wow! Thanks for the great post!! I understand that the 331 had a higher top speed?

[@bernardboka4277]

@@the_guitar_trooper back then, when fuel cost wasn’t a big issue, jets cruised at 600+mph. About 100 mph faster than today’s jets. The 707 331s were equipped with the most powerful turbojets available at the time… and the flight experience was a joy in its own right… coach then was equivalent to first class now , and first class in that time meant real silverware and China, prime rib and lobster carved table side… and yes the flight attendants were stewardesses, chosen for their intelligence and beauty. The travel experience was often better than the destination

[@PeteG143]

Thank you - always enjoy anything Beatles related.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Hi Pete! Thanks for listening!

[@normsaucier9463]

Thank you for adding another interesting side note to the Beatles illustrious history!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@davidbaise5137]

Thanks for this! They sure cranked up the PR machine for these four lads!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Oh yeah. There was planning a-plenty.

[@fredfox3851]

Jill, was a very lucky girl. Thanks Mr. Guitar Trooper.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Hey Fred! Good to see you again on the channel! Thanks for the view!

[@davidsradioroom9678]

What an experience! You have a way of telling a story. I just subscribed.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@davidsradioroom9678]

@@the_guitar_trooper Glad I found your channel.

[@Greenwings701]

That was a great story, thank you!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful Easter long weekend also Sunday is my younger sister birthday ❤😊

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Happy birthday!

[@shuroom57]

Very imaginative subject choice for today's show, GT! One never really considers such a circumstance and how it might have affected one young, novice attendant. I'll bet she has stories to tell.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

You should see the tale from the stew on the JFK->LON flight AFTER the appearances.

[@jeromemckenna7102]

I was lucky as cousin of mine living in Liverpool sent us magazines with accounts of the Beatles, so my family knew who they were before the came to the US

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Ahaa! An insider! Thanks for the view!

[@sapelesteve]

Terrific story and Jill was a very lucky lady indeed! 👍👍

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks a TON for the view, Man!

[@Music_is_Breathing]

Cool!! What a story for her to tell to her grandchildren!!!!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Absolutely unique experience!

[@Music_is_Breathing]

@@the_guitar_trooper I'm sure it was!!!

[@MrKaywyn]

Fascinating.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@sonijam]

Wonderful story!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@America395]

Very interesting story sir,what a lucky girl that stewardess was,she can brag about that for the rest of her life

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks for the view and comment!!

[@Joe-bx4wn]

EXCITING! YEAH,YEAH,YEAH,YEAHHHH!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Ha! Yep. Thanks for the view,Joe!

[@linda1915]

I felt so very sorry for my maternal grandparents. We were Air Force brats and the grands missed us so much they moved up where we were in Ohio and rented an apartment above a theater, bless their hearts. The movie "A Hard Days Night" came to that theater my grands lived above and those Lawrence Welk loving people not only had to sit through the screams in the movie, but idiotic girls watching the movie screaming. They stayed until the months rent was up bunking at our house and went back home to Corpus Christi,Texas. What a deal. I had to share that.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks for sharing!

[@adamcarrey9115]

Great video.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@doalaboo7090]

Anything beatle is cool. Still consumed since 1964.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

I never mixed scotch with anything. Both scotch w/coke, and scotch w/milk just sound spooky weird. But that’s just me.

[@doalaboo7090]

@@the_guitar_trooper ive never heard of scotch w milk . Must be a british "delicacy".

[@MrDaiseymay]

I suppose she couldn't help but relate her experience over the years, I would. I bet her family shared it too.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

One of the sources for this piece was an article from the Pan Am Historical Foundation.

[@JiveDadson]

Thumbs-up for using "whom" correctly.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

My mom was a teacher.

[@JeffreyStock]

Wow. I didn’t know this story.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@wrsmith711]

good story.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

The closest to meeting a famous person while I was flying was seeing Dick Sargent who played the second Darrin on Bewitched at LAX.😂 My dad was in the USAF and got to meet JFK twice. His driver was late picking him up from Air Force One, and he sat down on one of the Jeeps. He just talked with them like he was a regular man off the street. Dad said LBJ wasn't so gracious when he got there, and never acknowledged them. I wouldn't tell dad but I think meeting the Beatles would top that for me.🤫

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Great post, Chick!

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

@@the_guitar_trooper Right back at ya GT! 😎

[@bwithrow011]

Mr. Guitar Trooper, like you, I'm stuck in the past and at 76 years young, I will be in the past. I find The Beatles and listening to my own band helps me think young. By the way sir, if you don't mind my asking, what is your first name?

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Hi! Thanks for the support! At this point, my name remains silent. I’m picking the time for that.

[@deanayer3822]

That was a story out of forest gump practically

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Ha! It would have fit that motif!! Thanks so much for the view!!!

[@saxefoner]

Wow, what a big deal! When does the movie come out?

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Sorry. You missed it. Doggonnit

[@douglasb5046]

Back then you would’ve been called a “hostess”

[@the_guitar_trooper]

That’s a new one on me!

[@IceSkater8491]

I think you're in the wrong decade. GT is correct in calling them stewardesses.

[@trimule]

On BOAC they would have been a "Hostess" but on American flag carriers like Pan Am they were called "Stewardess". (I know - I married one!)

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@@trimule ahhh. I could definitely understand that on BOAC.

[@melvance7281]

Pucker factor = max

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Ok! I guess.

[@petegregory517]

My wife never cared for ‘em or the Stones. Rock music, yes.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Each to his/her own !

[@glennso47]

I liked the Tijuana Brass more. I would bet you will never feature them in a video.

[@silverwings1843]

For an Airline Captain to refer to a Flight Attendant today as a Stewardess on a US Airline is a High Compliment. They are Few and Far Between. When you fly on other Nation's Airlines it becomes Stark Embarrassing to become aware of what the USA Airlines have Devolved to. FACT !!!!!!!!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

I mostly stopped flying in 2007, but the entire experience had changed noticeably between 1990 and then. Thanks for the view and the comments!! Please share the love and share the videos!!

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

I used to think flying was fun when I was a kid. Now it's just uncomfortable in every aspect.

[@edcew8236]

C'mon, now. Pan American had no domestic routes...

[@the_guitar_trooper]

True. TWA, on the other hand, did, hence the restriction to domestic routes for new stews.

[@bigmonmagoomba9634]

You milked that about as long as you could.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

I thought it was fun! LOL

[@glennso47]

@@the_guitar_trooperThat’s a matter of opinion. Get off the Beatles. There are other people who you can be featuring.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@@glennso47 Don't fret. If the Beatles weren't so popular, you wouldn't see as much of them. But I have, and will, cover other subjects. Promise!

[@brandenhaynes4617]

A story about a stewardess? 🤣😆The dead horse of the Beatles has been beaten so many times since 1970, I wonder if there’s anything left of its carcass in 2024.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Actually, there have been several horses. More are waiting….

[@brandenhaynes4617]

@@the_guitar_trooper - one band = one horse. It’s really quite simple.

[@glennso47]

Only Ringo and Paul and they are senior citizens. 👎

[@buckystarfinger2487]

Who cares? this was a waste of time. Thanks for nothing.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks for watching anyway! Somewhere north of 20k people disagree, but I’m glad that you took the time to post!!

[@bmbirdsong]

Great video.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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