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Anyone remember the Barnstormers?
Anyone remember the Barnstormers?
I wondered if anyone remembers the Barnstormers Flying Circus, a sort of 'Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines' outfit from the Seventies? I recall seeing them perform at a number of shows but I think they only appeared once at Liverpool, during the 1972 'Wings over Merseyside' air display on Saturday 29 April. I was there with my dad on the day when this bloke came over and said the Barnstormers were a bit shorthanded and would we like to help them out with their display? So we ended up as lookouts in the back of a van barreling across the grass field while under attack from flour-bombs hand-thrown from the low flying 'enemy' planes. I also ended up holding up one of two Limbo poles with an attached rope (which had been soaked in petrol and then set alight!) while the pilots flew their planes underneath. Great fun!
I don't know who the pilots were at the time but here are photos of three of the aircraft used in the display:
DH82A Tiger Moth G-ADIA.
DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 G-ARGG.
Tipsy Nipper T66 G-AVKT. Sadly, just four months later, this aircraft was destroyed in a crash during a display at Burton Constable Hall in Yorkshire on 19 August 1972.
Hope this stirred some memories!
I don't know who the pilots were at the time but here are photos of three of the aircraft used in the display:
DH82A Tiger Moth G-ADIA.
DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 G-ARGG.
Tipsy Nipper T66 G-AVKT. Sadly, just four months later, this aircraft was destroyed in a crash during a display at Burton Constable Hall in Yorkshire on 19 August 1972.
Hope this stirred some memories!
Last edited by Mr Redd on Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:10 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Anyone remember the Barnstormers?
I don't remember the Barnstormers in the '70s but love these shots.
I see you've managed to capture the Rothman's Stampes behind the Chippy, I'd completely forgotten about them - saw them loads of times. The Nipper looks like a little model aeroplane parked in front of the JPs !
Keep them coming please, your shots are excellent.
I see you've managed to capture the Rothman's Stampes behind the Chippy, I'd completely forgotten about them - saw them loads of times. The Nipper looks like a little model aeroplane parked in front of the JPs !
Keep them coming please, your shots are excellent.
Re: Anyone remember the Barnstormers?
Will do Mike, cheersMike wrote:I don't remember the Barnstormers in the '70s but love these shots.
I see you've managed to capture the Rothman's Stampes behind the Chippy, I'd completely forgotten about them - saw them loads of times. The Nipper looks like a little model aeroplane parked in front of the JPs !
Keep them coming please, your shots are excellent.
Dave H - wrecks and relics photographer.
Check me out on Flickr: Mr Redd, wreckhunter
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Re: Anyone remember the Barnstormers?
The Barnstormers formed 50 years ago this year. I remember do remember them.
There is a group & a page on Facebook that many of the original members/pilots/crews are part of.
Thanks for sharing these pictures.
There is a group & a page on Facebook that many of the original members/pilots/crews are part of.
Thanks for sharing these pictures.
Re: Anyone remember the Barnstormers?
Certainly do - spot landings, shredding toilet rolls, flour bombing, limbo.......... Did a great day at Doncaster in 1972 or 1973.
Steve
Steve
Re: Anyone remember the Barnstormers?
Fond memories, they were based at Sywell and I saw them quite a few times. Somewhere in my collection I've probably got a photo or two...
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Re: Anyone remember the Barnstormers?
Great shots !
I certainly remember them fondly. A bit like watching an aerial version of "Tiswas" !!!
Brilliant stuff!!!
I certainly remember them fondly. A bit like watching an aerial version of "Tiswas" !!!
Brilliant stuff!!!
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Re: Anyone remember the Barnstormers?
That's where I first saw them display. Happy days.waghorn41 wrote:Fond memories, they were based at Sywell and I saw them quite a few times. Somewhere in my collection I've probably got a photo or two…
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