Video: 'The Beatles Day By Day 1964' (June 7, 1964, playlist videos 192-200)

(Sunday, June 7, 1964, 11:15 a.m. British Summer Time) — The Beatles this morning flew from Amsterdam to Hong Kong today, a journey which took in refueling stops in several countries and lasted more than 24 hours.

The group first flew back to London Airport where their connecting flight to Zurich was postponed for an hour to allow them to catch it.

The aeroplane made scheduled stops in Zürich, Beirut, Karachi, Calcutta and Bangkok before arriving in Hong Kong.

At each airport terminal hordes of fans turned out in the hope of seeing The Beatles, regardless of the time of day or whether the group actually left the plane.

In Beirut local police used fire-fighting foam to hold back hundreds of fans who broke through security and invaded the runway.

In Karachi Paul McCartney was mobbed while buying souvenirs at the airport at 2:00 a.m., forcing him back onto the aeroplane.

The only stop which held no drama was at Calcutta, where they managed to disembark for a cup of tea at 6:00 a.m. on June 8.

While the plane was refuelling at Bangkok around 1,000 fans, many wearing school uniform, stormed through the airport chanting ‘Beatles come out!’

The group obliged, signing autographs at the bottom of the aeroplane steps.