Home of American Barnstormer Walt Pierce & the
Double Trouble Wing Walking Team
"Walt [has been] flying airshows since 1963.
His memory of events and people is phenomenal and a national asset.
Pierce has flown many many airshows across the Carolinas,
known many of the airshow greats and continues to carry on the tradition of the
Barnstormer."
Quoted from Hugh Oldham's Proairshow site.
"A barnstormer often was part stunt pilot, part showman, part grease monkey, part entrepreneur."
quoted from Barnstorming pilots always drew a crowd by Joe Earle (The Wichita Eagle, December 3, 1984)
Here are just a few links to get you started with discovering our rich American Barnstorming history...
For a look at a very historic "airshow" of sorts, take a look at this amazing footage from 1909 of Wilbur Wright & his Flying Machine.
Lt. Ormer Locklear - King of the Wing Walkers - (printer-friendly) article here.
Wing Walkers - U.S. Centennial of Flight
Barnstormers - at PBS Kids
Mabel Cody's Flying Circus - at AirMinded
Lillian Boyer - "Empress of the Air"/Heroes of the Sky at the Henry Ford Museum
Clyde Pangborn - a biography of Clyde Pangborn, 1918-1958
See our fansite for archival video clips of Golden Age Wing Walkers and Daredevils.
Toll-free: 866-450-1930
Website overhaul coming in September 2010!
