See the "inside story" of his flight in this exciting drama of life!
This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, Mr. Corrigan loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours worth) into the tiny, single engine plane. While expressing his intent to fly west to Long Beach, CA, Mr. Corrigan flew out of Floyd Bennett Field heading east over the Atlantic. Instrumentation in the plane included two compasses (both malfunctioned) and a turn-and-bank indicator. The cabin door was held shut with baling wire. Nearly 29 hours later, he landed in Baldonnel near Dublin. He forever claimed to be surprised at arriving in Ireland rather than California. He returned to the US as a hero, with a ticker tape parade in New York and received numerous medals and awards.
Leigh Jason
Director
Douglas Corrigan
Douglas Corrigan
Eddie Quillan
Henry Corrigan
Paul Kelly
Butch Brannen
Robert Armstrong
Joe Alden
Gene Reynolds
Young Douglas Corrigan
Minor Watson
Airport Personnel Manager
Dorothy Peterson
Ma Corrigan
Scotty Beckett
Young Henry Corrigan
Peggy Ryan
Edith Corrigan
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