The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman

5.019391h 11mmovie

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...

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Douglas Corrigan

Douglas Corrigan

Douglas Corrigan

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan

Henry Corrigan

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Butch Brannen

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Joe Alden

Gene Reynolds

Gene Reynolds

Young Douglas Corrigan

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Airport Personnel Manager

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

Ma Corrigan

Scotty Beckett

Scotty Beckett

Young Henry Corrigan

Peggy Ryan

Peggy Ryan

Edith Corrigan

Becky Bohanon

Becky Bohanon

Young Edith Corrigan

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

Roy Thompson

Cora Witherspoon

Cora Witherspoon

Mamie Thompson

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Smedley

Dorothy Appleby

Dorothy Appleby

Maybelle

Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton

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