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How did aviator Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan earn his nickname?

Question #151358. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Jun 30 2024.
Originally posted Jun 30 2024 8:27 PM.

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By flying the wrong way! But not just a little off as he was supposed to fly from New York to California...and ended up in Ireland! Yikes! He claimed it was a navigating error...though it seems like an ocean might look a bit different than land. Just saying!
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 a skilled aircraft mechanic (he helped construct Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis) and had made several modifications to his own plane, preparing it for his transatlantic flight. He had been denied permission to make a nonstop flight from New York to Ireland, and his "navigational error" was seen as deliberate. Nevertheless, he never publicly admitted to having flown to Ireland intentionally.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Corrigan

Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Jun 30 2024.
Jun 30 2024, 8:31 PM
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