The Hangar
Sep 3, 2026
How a 1919 government surplus sale of WWI training aircraft for as little as $200 each launched barnstorming and gave rural America its first taste of flight.
Taildragger The Hangar
Aug 18, 2026
How Ivan Gates and pilot Clyde Pangborn built the Gates Flying Circus and flew a million Americans on their first flights.
Taildragger The Hangar
Aug 7, 2026
How the Gates Flying Circus and pilot Clyde Pangborn gave a million Americans their first airplane ride in the 1920s.
Taildragger The Hangar
Aug 5, 2026
How the $50 war-surplus Curtiss JN-4 Jenny launched the 1920s barnstorming era and put a generation of Americans in the sky.
Taildragger The Hangar
Jul 31, 2026
How the war-surplus Curtiss JN-4 'Jenny' gave 1920s America its first taste of flight and launched the barnstorming era.
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