At an individual level, barnstorming “provided an exciting and challenging way to make a living, as well as an outlet for their creativity and showmanship” for many pilots and stunt fliers. For example, it allowed Charles Lindbergh to make a marginal living, and he always spoke fondly of the “old flying days” and the freedom of movement. It was during a barnstorming tour in Minnesota and Wisconsin in 1923 that led to his “decision to pursue further formal instruction with the U.S. Army Air Service.”[1]