In 1957 Gailard Barker & Kenneth Bowser built the Barker-Bowser B.1 Midniter aerobatic special N9566C c/n B1. First flying on 2 January 1957, it was powered by a 65hp Continental C-65 and featured strut-braced Luscombe wings. It was aerobatic.

It got its name because my dad was a night-owl. He owned a welding shop in Phoenix and worked late at night, working on his many planes until the sun came up. Shonn Barker 11 December 2007

Engine: 65hp Continental C-65
Wingspan: 23’7″
Length: 16’0″
Useful load: 365 lb
Max speed: 115 mph
Cruise: 100 mph
Stall: 65 mph
Range: 350 mi
Seats: 1

In 1970 Art Barker built the Barker B-2, two-place, high-wing parasol monoplane N6917, powered by a 140hp Lycoming O-290 engine.