Summary This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan who starred as himself in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, he 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, he 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. View more details
Directed : Leigh Jason
Written : Dalton Trumbo Ernest Pagano
Stars : Robert Armstrong Paul Kelly Gene Reynolds Douglas Corrigan
Genres : Drama Biography
Release date : Apr 6, 1939
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies : RKO Radio Pictures
Summary This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan who starred as himself in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, he 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, he 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. View more details
Genres : Drama Biography
Release date : Apr 6, 1939
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies : RKO Radio Pictures
