The Flying Irishman (1939) (movie): This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan who starred as himself in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight. On July 17, 1938, he loaded 320 gallons of gasoline (40 hours' worth) into th... Discover the latest Discussions, Reviews, Quotes, Theories, Explanations and Analysis of The Flying Irishman (1939) below