Wrong Way Corrigan and the transatlantic flight nobody was supposed to make
How Douglas Corrigan pulled off aviation's greatest stunt by 'accidentally' flying to Ireland instead of California in 1938.
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Max Conrad the Flying Grandfather and the solo ocean crossings in a Piper Twin Comanche
Max Conrad crossed the Atlantic dozens of times in Piper Comanches, setting world records that proved light aircraft could go anywhere.
TaildraggerWrong Way Corrigan and the flight plan to California that ended in Ireland
Douglas Corrigan flew from Brooklyn to Dublin in 1938, claiming a compass error on his California flight plan.
TaildraggerMax Conrad the Flying Grandfather who crossed oceans in a Comanche
Max Conrad flew a Piper Comanche across the Atlantic over 100 times and set a 7,100-mile solo record that still astounds pilots.
TaildraggerAmelia Earhart lands in Ireland and becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic on May twenty-first, nineteen thirty-two
On May 21, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, landing in Ireland after nearly 15 harrowing hours.
TaildraggerCharles Lindbergh and the Spirit of Saint Louis lifting off from Roosevelt Field on May twentieth, nineteen twenty-seven
On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh departed Roosevelt Field in the Spirit of Saint Louis for the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight.
TaildraggerHarry Hawker and Mackenzie-Grieve and the transatlantic attempt that ended in the North Atlantic on May nineteenth, nineteen nineteen
On May 19, 1919, Harry Hawker and Kenneth Mackenzie-Grieve ditched in the North Atlantic, failing to cross but proving it could be done.
TaildraggerWrong Way Corrigan and the nine-dollar airplane that accidentally crossed the Atlantic
Douglas Corrigan 'accidentally' flew from New York to Ireland in 1938 after being denied permission three times.
TaildraggerBeryl Markham and the solo westbound Atlantic crossing that history tried to forget
Beryl Markham made the first solo east-to-west Atlantic crossing in 1936, then was forgotten by history for nearly fifty years.
TaildraggerWrong Way Corrigan and the transatlantic flight nobody was supposed to believe
Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan flew from New York to Dublin in 1938, claiming he meant to go to California — and never admitted otherwise.
TaildraggerWrong Way Corrigan and the most famous navigational mistake that fooled absolutely nobody
Douglas Corrigan flew a patched-up Curtiss Robin from New York to Ireland in 1938, claiming it was a navigational error nobody believed.
TaildraggerWrong Way Corrigan and the most deliberate accident in aviation history
Douglas Corrigan 'accidentally' flew from New York to Ireland in 1938 after being denied permission for years.
TaildraggerWrong Way Corrigan and the greatest wink in aviation history
Douglas Corrigan flew a beat-up Curtiss Robin from New York to Ireland in 1938, claiming he read his compass wrong.
TaildraggerAmelia Earhart - separating the myth from the real pilot
Amelia Earhart was a skilled, courageous pilot whose real legacy is her flying, not her disappearance.
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