The Gypsy Moths is a 1969 American drama film, based on the 1955 novel of the same name by James Drought and directed by John Frankenheimer. The film tells the story of three barnstorming skydivers and their effect on a Midwestern American town, focusing on the differences in values between the town folk and the hard-living skydivers.
The Gypsy Moths Movie poster
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 sturdiness of planes," it became popular in the United States during the Roaring Twenties.
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