World's Smallest Airport and a Twin Ercoupe

I thought that everyone might enjoy seeing some Athens, GA, local aviation history. My EAA Chapter president told me about this link, and I thought that I would pass it on. In short, back in the late 1940's, three brothers came back from the war and had their own flying circus. This video is a movie trailer for an upcoming documentary being filmed about the Thrasher Brothers Aerial Circus. The other link is an article written by the son of one of the Thrasher Brothers that expands the story a little bit. It is a view of a time when people were thrilled by the aerial exploits of these pilots, but before the spit and polish glitzy air shows of today. Just a fun bit of history, and I also thought that everyone would enjoy seeing the twin ercoupe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R_76LHkU6I http://flagpole.com/Weekly/slackpole...irport-29Dec10 http://ercoupe.com/story_4.php

This is great stuff, Terry - thanks for sharing it here! I'd heard of the twin Ercoupe, but only recall ever seeing one photo, so it was good to learn a bit more. And the video footage is priceless!