The Flying Irishman
Instrueret af Leigh JasonThis is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan who starred as himself in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, he loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours' worth) into the tiny, single engine plane. While expressing his intent to fly west to Long Beach, CA, he flew out of Floyd Bennett Field heading east over the Atlantic. Instrumentation in the plane included two compasses (both malfunctioned) and a turn-and-bank indicator. The cabin door was held shut with baling wire. Nearly 29 hours later, he landed in Baldonnel near Dublin. He forever claimed to be surprised at arriving in Ireland rather than California. He returned to the US as a hero, with a ticker tape parade in New York and received numerous medals and awards.
Hvor man kan se The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman-trivia
- april 1939 blev The Flying Irishman udgivet.
The Flying Irishman blev instrueret af Leigh Jason.
The Flying Irishman har en spilletid på 71 m.
This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan who starred as himself in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, he loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours' worth) into the tiny, single engine plane. While expressing his intent to fly west to Long Beach, CA, he flew out of Floyd Bennett Field heading east over the Atlantic. Instrumentation in the plane included two compasses (both malfunctioned) and a turn-and-bank indicator. The cabin door was held shut with baling wire. Nearly 29 hours later, he landed in Baldonnel near Dublin. He forever claimed to be surprised at arriving in Ireland rather than California. He returned to the US as a hero, with a ticker tape parade in New York and received numerous medals and awards.
Nøglepersonerne i The Flying Irishman er Douglas Corrigan (Douglas Corrigan), Henry Corrigan (Eddie Quillan), Butch Brannen (Paul Kelly).
The Flying Irishman er bedømt Not Rated.
The Flying Irishman er en Drama, Biography-film.
The Flying Irishman har en publikumsbedømmelse på 5.2 ud af 10.