Sir Alan Cobham's place of birth at 78 Denman Road, London
Cover Sir Alan Cobham had attempted to fly to New York from the RMS Homeric.
Airspeed Ferry G-ABSJ was used in the National Aviation Day tours, named Youth of Britain III, later Youth of Africa.
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Barnstorming was a form of entertainment in which stunt pilots performed tricks individually or in groups that were called flying circuses. Devised to "impress people with the skill of pilots and the
Alan Cobham
…named Youth of Britain. Cobham declared the tour to have been a great success. In 1932 he started the National Aviation Day displays – a combination of barnstorming and joyriding. This consisted of a team of up to fourteen aircraft, ranging from single-seaters to modern airliners, and many skilled pilots. It toured…
A Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" over central Ontario, Canada, c. 1918
An advertising poster for the early flying exhibition team, the Moisant International Aviators
Breitling Wingwalkers
Stunts which were seen at the Marie Meyer Flying Circus, 1924