Pancho Barnes
Florence "Pancho" Barnes , nee Florence Leontine Lowe, (born July 29, 1901 in San Mario , California , † March 25, 1975 in Boron , California) was the first American female stunt pilot .
She was a member of the Ninety Nines ("Club of the Ninety-Nine") and took part in 1929 in the Women's Air Derby , later called the powder puff race. In 1930 Pancho Barnes broke Amelia Earhart's speed record and appeared in Howard Hughes' film Hell's Angels .
literature
- Barbara Hunter Schultz: Pancho: The Biography of Florence Lowe Barnes . Lancaster, CA, 1996
- Grover Ted Tate: The Lady Who Tamed Pegasus: The Story of Pancho Barnes , Aviation Book Co, 1984, ISBN 978-0-89288-092-8
- Lauren Kessler: The Happy Bottom Riding Club: The Life and Times of Pancho Barnes , Random House, 2000, ISBN 978-0-8129-9252-6
- Pancho: The Biography of Florence Lowe Barnes , Barbara Hunter Schultz, Little Buttes Pub, 1996, ISBN 978-0-9652181-0-8
Web links
- Website www.panchobarnes.com
- Happy Bottom Riding Club (pdf; 2.4 MB)
- About the documentary: The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club (2009) by Nick Spark and Amanda Pope
- About the documentary: Breaking Through The Clouds: The first Women's National Air Derby (2010) directed by Heather Taylor
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barnes, Pancho |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barnes, Florence (real name); Lowe, Florence Leontine (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | first American stunt pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Mario California |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1975 |
| Place of death | Boron |