Aircraft Photo of NX9243 | Curtiss Robin J-1 | AirHistory.net #580378
Aircraft
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
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

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

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