Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan Flew To Ireland When He Was Supposed To Fly To California

Today in 1938, a pilot named Douglas Corrigan was supposed to fly from New York to California, but ended up in Dublin. “Wrong Way” Corrigan became an international celebrity - even if the story he told was not necessarily what actually happened. Plus: today in 1966, the first space mission for Michael Collins, who piloted the command module for Apollo 11 and reportedly could have led Apollo 17. 'Wrong Way' Corrigan took infamous transatlantic flight (Amarillo Globe-News) Michael Collins, who piloted the Apollo 11 command module, has died (Ars Technica) Help this show fly (in the right direction) as a backer on Patreon