Clyde Pangborn, the Gates Flying Circus, and the First Nonstop Crossing of the Pacific
How barnstormer Clyde Pangborn went from inverted flight at county fairs to completing the first nonstop transpacific flight in 1931.
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The Gates Flying Circus, Ivan Gates, and the Traveling Airshow That Barnstormed America Into Loving Flight
How the Gates Flying Circus barnstormed America with war-surplus biplanes in the 1920s, turning curious farmers into the next generation of pilots.
TaildraggerThe Gates Flying Circus, Clyde Pangborn, and the Barnstormer Who Flew Nonstop Across the Pacific in Nineteen Thirty-One
Clyde Pangborn completed the first nonstop Pacific crossing in 1931, flying 4,558 miles in 41 hours after deliberately dropping his landing gear over open ocean.
TaildraggerClyde Pangborn, the Gates Flying Circus, and the Forty-One Hours Over the Pacific That the Barnstorming Era Made Possible
How barnstormer Clyde Pangborn's years hanging off biplanes above county fairs gave him the skills to complete the first non-stop transpacific flight in 1931.
TaildraggerIvan Gates, the Gates Flying Circus, and the Man Who Turned Barnstorming Into a Brand
Ivan Gates built America's most famous flying circus in the 1920s without ever piloting a plane - transforming surplus WWI Jennys into a nationwide spectacle.
TaildraggerIvan Gates, the Gates Flying Circus, and the Barnstorming Empire That Sold America the Sky One Dollar at a Time
Ivan Gates never learned to fly, yet his Gates Flying Circus introduced an estimated one million Americans to flight and helped forge U.S. aviation culture in the 1920s.
TaildraggerIvan Gates, the Gates Flying Circus, and the Quarter-Million Americans Who Paid Five Dollars to Touch the Sky
Ivan Gates turned barnstorming into a scalable business empire that put over a quarter million Americans in airplanes - more than any government program of the era.
TaildraggerIvan Gates, Clyde Pangborn, and the Gates Flying Circus, the Barnstormers Who Sold a Million Dollar Rides Off the Wing of a War-Surplus Jenny
How Ivan Gates and pilot Clyde Pangborn built the Gates Flying Circus and flew a million Americans on their first flights.
TaildraggerIvan Gates, Clyde Pangborn, and the Gates Flying Circus, the Barnstorming Outfit That Sold a Million Dollar Rides at a Dollar a Head
How Ivan Gates and Clyde Pangborn built the Gates Flying Circus, sold dollar airplane rides, and flew the first nonstop crossing of the Pacific.
TaildraggerThe Gates Flying Circus, Clyde Pangborn, and the Barnstorming Troupe That Sold a Million Americans Their First Airplane Ride
How the Gates Flying Circus and pilot Clyde Pangborn gave a million Americans their first airplane ride in the 1920s.
TaildraggerClyde Upside-Down Pangborn, the Gates Flying Circus, and the Fifty-Cent Ride That Sold America on Flying
How the Gates Flying Circus and Clyde 'Upside-Down' Pangborn sold America its first airplane ride for a nickel and shaped a generation of pilots.
TaildraggerThe Gates Flying Circus, Ivan Gates and Upside-Down Pangborn, and the Barnstorming Outfit That Sold a Million Americans Their First Ride
The Gates Flying Circus gave over a million Americans their first airplane ride and helped turn a nation onto flight in the 1920s.
TaildraggerThe Gates Flying Circus, Ivan Gates, and Upside-Down Pangborn - the Barnstorming Outfit That Sold America Its First Airplane Ride a Dollar at a Time
How the Gates Flying Circus sold over a million Americans their first airplane ride for a dollar and launched the barnstorming era.
TaildraggerThe Gates Flying Circus and the Upside-Down Pilot Who Flew a Million Americans
How the Gates Flying Circus flew over a million Americans in the 1920s and built the cultural foundation for commercial aviation.
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