Meanwhile in 1938

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Colonel
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[quote]When he landed in Dublin, Ireland on July 18, 1938, Douglas Corrigan joined the ranks of only a handful of fliers who had made a non-stop solo transatlantic crossing by air. 

The only problem was, he was supposed to be going to California. [/quote]


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ScudRunner-d95
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Haha wow ! How come I have never heard about this guy before now!

Sounds like somethings never change with the regulators.
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Four Bars
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“E” stands for Europe
“W” stands for Wrong
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David MacRay
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I watched the movie about him starring him. He was pretty funny. His mentor crashing was not.
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