Question

. In the 1920s, crowds around the United States were drawn by stunt pilots that were known as barnstormers.

Answer 1

Yes — that’s correct. “Barnstormers” were the itinerant stunt pilots and small aerial performing troupes of the 1920s who toured towns (often rural) giving air shows. After World War I there were many surplus trainers (especially the Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny”) and lots of trained pilots, so they rented or bought planes and sold thrills: loop-the-loop, tailspins, wing-walking, parachute jumps, transfers between planes or moving vehicles, and dramatic low-altitude passes and landings in fields.

Barnstorming drew big crowds, helped popularize aviation, and gave many Americans their first close-up look at airplanes. Famous early stunt pilots included Ormer Locklear (who later appeared in films). The era began to fade in the late 1920s as federal safety regulations (the Air Commerce Act and associated licensing and inspection rules), rising insurance costs, improvements in commercial aviation, and the Great Depression made barnstorming less viable.

If you want, I can give more details — typical stunts, notable barnstormers, how shows were organized, or primary sources and photos.