Built in 1929

On display at Planes of Fame Air Museum, this is "Wrong Way" Corrigan's Robin. An aircraft mechanic, Douglas Corrigan worked on Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, pulling the chocks away for the historic flight. Determined to emulate Lindbergh, he bought the Robin and began to modify it till it was deemed unfit for a trans-Atlantic flight. Nevertheless, Corrigan took off from New York on 17 Jul 38 heading east and landed in Ireland after 28h 13m. Claiming it to be a navigational error due to disorientation in the clouds, he was honored on his return with a ticker-tape parade down Broadway.

Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan about to set off on his famous flight to Ireland. Corrigan had been refused permission make the transatlantic flight and was supposed to be attempting a non-stop flight to Long Beach, California. 28 hours later he landed at Baldonnel aerodrome near Dublin. He claimed he had mistakenly flown the reciprocal heading to that planned. The Robin is now at the Planes of Fame Museum, Chino. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution

VH-JUV was registered in June 1990. Dave Welch photo (with permission).

This 1929 Robin was originally registered NC766M, later becoming just N766M. On 5 June 1990 it was re-registered in Australia as VH-JUV.

This rare aircraft was an amazing 84 years old when this photo was shot (built in 1929) and is now owned by Uschi Kälberer and based at Mengen-Hohentengen.

This aircraft is owned by Geoffrey Davis, the antique aircraft collector.

Taken at the 1994 Waikerie Air Show. Scanned from a Kodak Slide.

Built in 1929