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The Flying Irishman
1939
Directed by
Leigh Jason
71 min
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.
Ratings
3.5
Crew
Director
Director of Photography
Details
Release Date
1939-04-07
Runtime
71 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Drama