The Flying Irishman (1939)

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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.

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  Douglas Corrigan

  Douglas Corrigan

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  Eddie Quillan

  Henry Corrigan

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  Paul Kelly

  Butch Brannen

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  Robert Armstrong

  Joe Alden

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  Gene Reynolds

  Young Douglas Corrigan

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  Minor Watson

  Airport Personnel Manager

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  Dorothy Peterson

  Ma Corrigan

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  Scotty Beckett

  Young Henry Corrigan

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  Peggy Ryan

  Edith Corrigan

• Becky Bohanon

  Young Edith Corrigan

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  Donald MacBride

  Roy Thompson

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  Cora Witherspoon

  Mamie Thompson

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Leigh Jason

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Ernest Pagano, Dalton Trumbo

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J. Roy Hunt