The Flight Test Museum Foundation is honored to feature this one-of-a-kind Pancho Barnes Collection.

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Pancho Barnes (1901 – 1975) is one of the 20th century’s great American characters and the ‘mother’ of Edwards Air Force Base. She was an accomplished aviatrix and owner of the Happy Bottom Riding Club which served as a second home for test pilots with the ‘Right Stuff.’

In 1930, she broke Amelia Earhart's air speed record. Barnes raced in the Women's Air Derby and was a member of the Ninety-Nines.

Pancho Barnes

Flight Test Historical Foundation/ Pancho Barnes Challenge Coin