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Douglas Corrigan

Douglas Corrigan

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Born January 22, 1907 in Galveston, Texas, USA

Died December 9, 1995

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Douglas Corrigan became internationally famous when in 1938 he set out for a flight in his second-hand plane from New York to California and instead wound up in Ireland, earning himself the nickname he would carry for the rest of his life: "Wrong Way" Corrigan.

Flying in a 1929 Curtiss Robin monoplane, on July 17, 1938 he loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (enough for 40 hours) into the tiny, single-engine plane. He had announced he was heading west to Long Beach, but when he took off from Floyd Bennett Field, the plane's nose was heading east. He was previously denied permission to fly the Atlantic by the Department of Commerce because of the condition of his plane. Nearly 29 hours later he landed in Baldonnel near Dublin. He returned to the US a hero and the ticker-tape parade for him in New York was larger than Charles A. Lindbergh's. He even starred in a movie about his flight (The Flying Irishman (1939). A shy, private man, Corrigan became a test pilot for Douglass Aircraft during World War II. He later grew oranges in Santa Monica, CA, where he had lived since 1951.

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About Faces Poster

About Faces TV Series1959Self - Guest Celebrity

To Tell the Truth Poster

To Tell the Truth TV Series1956Self - Contestant

Remember ... 1938 TV Special1955Self - as 'Wrong Way' Corrigan

We, the People TV Series1948Self - Actor

Know Your Ally: Britain Poster

Know Your Ally: Britain Short Film1944

The Flying Irishman Poster

The Flying Irishman Feature Film1939Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan

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