Flying Home was developed when Lionel Hampton whistled a tune to calm himself while waiting for the plane to taxi before his first flight.
A gig in 1939 required the band to fly from Los Angeles to Atlantic City, the first time Hampton had flown. He began whistling a tune while waiting for the plane to taxi. Hampton later confessed that the tune was a way for him to keep his mind off of the impending flight. Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman 
