Wrong Way Corrigan Enters History

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keywords: Early Aviation, Pilot Douglas Corrigan, Curtiss Robin model J-1 Plane, Wrong Way Corrigan

Synopsis: Aviator Douglas Corrigan enters history as Wrong Way Corrigan when while flying from California to New York he misread his compass and flew to Ireland instead. There is strong evidence that this was his intention all along, he has never admitted to this while his pilot error story grabbed the imagination of the Nation in 1938...(read more)

Date: 1950's
Duration: 00:02:47
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: United States

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Wrong Way Corrigan Enters History

Wrong Way Corrigan Enters History

The story of Douglas Corrigan, better known as Wrong Way Corrigan, the aviator who left Brooklyn New York City with a supposed destination of Long Beach CA, but lands in Dublin Ireland instead. Wrong Way Corrigan taking off in his Curtiss Robin model J-1 plane on July 17, 1938 from Floyd Bennet Field, New York City's first municipal airport.

Ship entering New York City Harbor with Statue of Liberty in background; Douglas Corrigan onboard ship returning from Ireland. Scenes include a New York City ticker-tape parade for Corrigan that boasted a higher attendance than that for famed aviator Charles Lindbergh.

Recruitment short for the Marine Corps follows this story.