print email comment close Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan URL: http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/corrigan/EX16.htm Description: Biography of aviator Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, who, in 1938, "'mistakenly' flew from New York to Ireland -- when he was supposed to be flying from New York to California -- because he seemingly misread his compass." The term "Wrong Way Corrigan" has become a colloquialism to "describe anyone who blunders and goes the wrong way, particularly in sporting events." Includes links to related aviation articles and websites. From the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission. Publisher: U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission Library of Congress Subject Headings: Aeronautics -- History Air pilots -- United States Corrigan, Douglas, 1907- People LII Database Information: Record 4141 created by Jennifer English on 07/26/2005 Last modification on 07/28/2005 Published: 07/26/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4141