Douglas Corrigan
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title:
Douglas Corrigan
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Douglas Corrigan was an American aviator, nicknamed "Wrong Way" in 1938. After a transcontinental flight in July from Long Beach, California, to New York City, he then flew from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn to Ireland, although his flight plan was filed to return to Long Beach. Corrigan claimed his unauthorized transatlantic flight was due to a navigational error, caused by heavy cloud cover that obscured landmarks and low-light conditions, causing him to misread his compass. However, he was
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American aviator (1907–1995)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Corrigan
date created:
2004-08-18T16:48:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T23:17:33Z
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