Actually, Wrong-Way Corrigan wanted to fly to across the Atlantic
to Ireland after the US gov't had outlawed "dangerous" crossing
attempts. So he filed a fight plan to take off from the US east
coast and land on the US west coast. He then flew to Ireland and
claimed his compass was defective.
Mike L
60A,67E,59Bug
----- Original Message -----
From Edrick Adams <je.adams at worldnet.att.net>
> It was almost in my time, but not quite. :-) Anyway, 50 years
ago
> (when I was in grade school) we were told Wrong-Way Corrigan was
a
> basketball player who lost his bearings and made the final and
winning
> goal for the opposition. Don't remember the teams names - if
this is
> even the true story.
>
> Ed A
> >>
> >
> >- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> >
> >He was probably named after his hero, WWI flying ace, Wrong Way
> Corrigan.
> >(At least I think he was WWI. That's B4 my time.)
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