1938 Golden Age Aviation Photo Aviator "Wrong Way" Douglas Corrigan

Description: offered by ...... CompanyStoreAntiques of Rhode Island A WORD ABOUT FEEDBACK: I am available to help at anytime, if a problem arises, just message me! Both US and international buyers welcome!Original 1938 press photo Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan who made news headlines around the world in 1928 when he flew his jerry-rigged jalopy- his 9-year old Curtiss Robin he fit with a single-engine, a 1929 Curtis-Robin he'd bought off a trash heap for $310...from Brooklyn to Dublin, and claimed it was a navigation mistake! Corrigan is considered the last of the glory-seeking fliers before WWII.Corrigan was a mechanic for Charles Lindbergh when he flew the Spirit of St. Louis.Corrigan's flight was famous in 1938. He was denied a permit several times to fly across the Atlantic, so when he took off from Brooklyn in his jalopy put together plane, he landed in Dublin and claimed he made a navigation mistake! There is a lot about him online. The National Park Service has a page dedicated to him at link: https://www.nps.gov/gate/learn/historyculture/douglas-corrigan.htm#:~:text=Corrigan%20was%20the%20last%20of,hold%2Dover%20from%20earlier%20days.https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/17-july-1938/ also has a great writeup on him! Typing on front of photo: "(July 22)DUBLIN- CORRIGAN SCAMS JOB OFFERS - A happy Irish grin lights Douglas Corrigan's face as he read the scores of offers cabled him since he landed here on his "mistake" flight from New York. Movie, night club and vaudeville proposals have gone unanswered. "I'll wait until I get home," he said. "But it's nix on night clubs. I'm no crooner." These pictures were flown to American by the British pick-a-back plane, Mercury (AP Wirephoto)"From National Park Service website: "By now, Lindbergh's flight was eleven years old. Others had also flown the Atlantic, but it was still not a trick you'd try in any regular factory-ready airplane. Corrigan flew non-stop from California to New York in 1938. He'd filed plans for a transatlantic flight and was denied by aviation authorities. The piece of junk he was flying had no business challenging the Atlantic. So he gave up and filed a plan for a non-stop return to California. He took off at dawn. A few puzzled onlookers watched him do a 180-degree turn and vanish into a cloudbank. Twenty-eight hours later, he stepped out of his plane in Dublin, Ireland, saying, "Just got in from New York. Where am I?" The authorities suspended his license while Corrigan stuck to his story: He'd got turned around, and his compass had malfunctioned. He'd meant to fly to California. The only people who were fooled by that wanted to be fooled. After all, he was the perfect anti-hero -- the little guy in his home-made airplane."Photo is from a large lot of original period press photos! They are not from the Brown Bros. archive. Please see my other listings of original aviation press photos, including many Lindbergh photos. Always happy to combine shipping, just message me! Shipping to USA 6.50. International 19.99 or through eBay International Shipping.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Good Reasons Why You Should Buy From Me! Bringing you the best in vintage collectibles, tools, antiques, and musical instruments! Committed to establishing TRUST AND PERFORMANCE with our customers!! Clear crisp pictures that help you make the right decision. Reasonable shipping fees and safe professional packaging. Items shipped within 24 hours of payment received. Tracking number available directly from the carrier. Insurance is provided by me. CONTACT US For any question or concerns regarding your purchase, please send me a message through eBay by “Asking seller a question” at the bottom of the listing in question, most questions will be answered within hours. If you ever have a problem with your item please contact me within the next 48 hours of receiving it to allow me to work out a solution PAYMENT: You will get an Invoice from eBay at the end of the auction, please pay at your earlier convenience. If you have requested combined shipping, please do not pay the first ebay invoice you get, but rather wait for me to send you a corrected invoice. Typical shipping times from USPS: USPS Priority Mail 2 to 3 days usually twice more expensive USPS First Class 3 to 5 days, Small items only up to 13oz WARRANTY: 100% money back if the item is not what the pictures or the description represent. If the item gets damaged during transit, buyer and seller work together to file a claim. (Used and vintage items are sold as-is, based on a thorough description I provide). We will always work to make sure you have what you need for the success of your project.FB

Price: 17.99 USD

Location: Providence, Rhode Island

End Time: 2024-08-03T23:34:37.000Z

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