Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. This book discusses Barnstorming, a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s in which stunt pilots would perform tricks with airplanes. Included is information about some of the aerobatic maneuvers used in Barnstorming including the Chandelle, the Cuban Eight, wing walking and parachuting. Some of the notable barnstormers including Didier Masson, Jimmie Ange, Pancho Barnes, Roscoe Turner and Ormer Locklear are featured along with movies and novels made about barnstorming. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.
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Webster's Digital Services
ISBN-13
9781241145668
eBay Product ID (ePID)
141574897
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Aviation History: Barnstorming Including Barnstorming Aircraft, Wing Walking, Parachuting, Didier Masson, Pancho Barnes, Roscoe Turner, Ormer Locklear, and More