| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NX9243 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss 50 Robin |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss Robin |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss Robin J-1 |
| C/n (msn): | 305 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | New York - Floyd Bennett Field (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: NOP Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 17 July 1938 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 580378 |
| Photo Comment |
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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 This photo was added on 22 June 2023, and has since been viewed 342 times. |