The rest of the story. . .

Apologies to Paul Harvey for the subject line, but here's Corrigan's story, including what happened after the flight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Corrigan

Briefly, he made $75,000 off the movie, and money on product endorsements. With the war, he ferried bomber planes. He retired in 1950 and bought an orange grove in California, settling down with a wife and three children.

Nobody gets to be a cowboy forever.