The text says the aircraft was a 1929 Curtiss OX-5 'Robin, but the aircraft in the picture is powered by a Radial engine, probably a Wright J-6-5.
Coincidentally, his compass was manufactured by the well known and respected "Tate Aircraft Instrument" company, which never recovered from the publicity resulting from this famous flight, when other companies began using the slogan, "He who has a Tates is lost".
Corrigan did buy a used 1929 Curtiss OX-5 in 1933. He refurbished it to pursue his dream of a transatlantic flight. He modified it by installing an engine built from two old Wright Whirlwind J6-5 engines (affording 165 hp instead of the 90 hp of the original) and the extra fuel tanks needed for his long flight. Good information about his compass!
Im related to Wrong Way Corrigan
He lived in the state but was and is still a Proud member of a fairly large Canadian/Irish famil
myairsoftsniper 4 weeks ago
That's awesome.
joshuaaewallen 1 month ago
The text says the aircraft was a 1929 Curtiss OX-5 'Robin, but the aircraft in the picture is powered by a Radial engine, probably a Wright J-6-5.
Coincidentally, his compass was manufactured by the well known and respected "Tate Aircraft Instrument" company, which never recovered from the publicity resulting from this famous flight, when other companies began using the slogan, "He who has a Tates is lost".
Av8rist 3 months ago
@Av8rist
Corrigan did buy a used 1929 Curtiss OX-5 in 1933. He refurbished it to pursue his dream of a transatlantic flight. He modified it by installing an engine built from two old Wright Whirlwind J6-5 engines (affording 165 hp instead of the 90 hp of the original) and the extra fuel tanks needed for his long flight. Good information about his compass!
mnkerr 3 months ago