A Wing and a Prayer
Lillian Boyer, the famous American wingwalker, performs aerial stunts in this rare footage shot in the 1920s by Pathe Baby Film. A waitress, Boyer began her death-defying career in 1921 and had appeared in more than 350 shows by 1929, when federal regulations on low flying and unsafe planes forced her and other so-called “barnstormers” into retirement.
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