I think it was sometime in early 1965 when I was 5 years old. My mom and I had flown from LBB to DAL to visit my grandmother. Mother only stayed a few days because she had to go back to work, but I stayed in Dallas a week or so and flew back to LBB on Braniff by myself. (It was called Braniff Airways back then)

I don't really remember anything about the flight, but I do remember standing at the top of the airstairs in LBB with the stewardess looking across the tarmac at a group of people in an outdoor fenced-in area meeting the flight and seeing my mother waving.

This 1950 AA ad reminds me of that particular moment. Except I wasn't carrying a doll or a little red purse.

Mike