History of Barnstorming | The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation

On this segment of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, Mo Rocca meets with Curator of Transportation Matt Anderson, to learn more about when the circus took to the sky with barnstorming flyers.

Barnstorming aerial performers thrilled audiences in the 1920s with death-defying "aerobatic" stunts. Equipped with war-surplus airplanes and steely nerves, they toured the country giving many Americans their first in-person experiences with aviation. Most barnstormers barely eked out a living, but a few found wealth and fame. By decade's end, aging aircraft, fading novelty, and growing government regulation largely ended the barnstorming era.

Learn about the quintessential barnstormer’s plane – the 1917 Curtiss JN-4 “Canuck” Biplane: https://bit.ly/3gbvUYC

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