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This Emmy-winning documentary examines the life and downfall of one of the most colorful female pilots in history. Swaggering, ill-behaved and forceful, Florence ''Pancho'' Barnes was a daring stunt pilot who shattered Amelia Earhart's speed record. In the 1940's, Pancho partied with test pilots at her ''Happy Bottom Riding Club'', including Chuck Yeager the first man to break the sound barrier.
Remants of the Happy Bottom Riding Club. A large part of Pancho Barnes' guest ranch, the Happy Bottom Riding Club, burned to the ground in 1953. A short time later the property was seized by the U.S. Air Force, and it was absorbed into the limits of Edwards Air Force Base. What few people realize is that parts of the HBRC are still standing.
Known as the "Happy Bottom Riding Club", it became the epicenter of the aviation world during the early jet age. Chuck Yeager celebrated breaking the sound barrier there in 1947, and Howard Hughes and Jimmy Doolittle caroused in the bar. The Club's destruction by fire in 1953 is seen by many to mark the end of a Golden Era in post-WWII aviation.
How it Came to be "Happy Bottom". One of the most charming, humorous and memorable moments in Pancho Barnes’ life, was when she re-christened the rather conventional-sounding Rancho Oro Verde the “Happy Bottom Riding Club”. A luscious, suggestive name, “Happy Bottom Riding Club” was pure Pancho. When the locals in nearby Lancaster ...
Pancho Barnes (1901 – 1975) is considered by many to be one of the 20th century’s greatest American characters. During her lifetime, Pancho (born Florence Leontine Lowe) was reknowned for her individuality, outsized personality, creativity, entrepreneurship, humor, generosity and integrity. A legend in the aviation community, she was one of ...
15 de dic. de 2010 · The Happy Bottom Riding Club: The Life and Times of Pancho Barnes - Kindle edition by Kessler, Lauren. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Happy Bottom Riding Club: The Life and Times of Pancho Barnes.
I loved every minute of this documentary about the amazing life of Pancho Barnes. I first heard about Pancho Barnes and her Happy Bottom Riding Club in the move “The Right Stuff”. Her place in that movie was important but peripheral to the story. It only gave the smallest hint of her amazing life.
