Pancho Barnes - the famous society aviatrix and owner of the Happy Bottom Riding Club a definitive biography by Barbara Schultz
Pancho Barnes was one of aviation's most colorful members. She loved flying and she loved one particular airplane, the Travelair Mystery Ship, more than any other. In the 1920s, she barnstormed her way through the skies to become one of the best, capturing the women's speed record in 1930. The test pilots of Edwards Air Force Base designated Pancho's Happy Bottom Riding Club their unofficial debriefing room in the 1950s. She was spontaneous, adventurous, and dedicated to both flying and friends. paperback, 243 pages.
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