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Read all A documentary profile of Pasadena society girl turned adventurer and aviator, Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes. In the 1920's and 30's, Barnes was Hollywood's top woman stunt pilot. In the 1940's and 50's, she owned and operated the (in)famous "Happy Bottom Riding Club" - a fly-in resort located near Edwards Air Force Base.
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The Happy Bottom Riding Club (1935–1953), was a dude ranch, restaurant, and hotel operated by aviator Florence "Pancho" Barnes near Edwards Air Force Base in the Antelope Valley of California 's Mojave Desert. [N 1] [1] Barnes and her club were featured in Tom Wolfe 's 1979 book, The Right Stuff, and its 1983 film adaptation .
Aug 17, 2015 · Product Description. The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club is a documentary profile of one of the most colorful and accomplished female pilots of the early 20th Century. Florence ''Pancho'' Barnes became the first female stunt pilot in Hollywood in 1929 and shattered Amelia Earhart's air speed record in 1930.
Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Flying Club are visited by a young Hal Jordan in the comic series DC: The New Frontier. In the 2019 film Captain Marvel , Captain Marvel’s fighter pilot bar is called Pancho’s Bar, which is a reference to Barnes’s nickname “Pancho”.
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- Florence Leontine Lowe, July 22, 1901, Pasadena, California, US
Featuring interviews with test pilots Bob Cardenas, Bob Hoover and Chuck Yeager, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and biographers Barbara Schultz and Lauren Kessler. Narrated by Tom Skerritt with Kathy Bates as the voice of Pancho Barnes.
My List. The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal . The thrilling life of aviation pioneer Florence Lowe...
Pancho Barnes relaxing with Phoebe Omlie and Irma “Babe” Story at the Happy Bottom Riding Club bar (Below). Phoebe Omlie (center) flew in the first Women’s Air Derby with Pancho and later worked for the FAA. Irma “Babe” Story (on right) was a student of Pancho in her Civilian Pilot Training class in 1941.
