✈️ The Flying Irishman (1939) — In Real Color — Full Movie

📜 The Flying Irishman (1939) is a biographical drama from RKO Radio Pictures about real-life aviator Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan, who famously took off from New York and ended up in Ireland after being refused permission for a transatlantic flight.

The film follows Corrigan from his boyhood fascination with airplanes through his years as a mechanic and pilot, leading up to the daring 1938 flight that made him an unexpected folk hero. Blending aviation adventure, working-class struggle and humour, it captures the spirit of early flight just as commercial aviation was beginning to change the world.

Now presented in real color HD, this rare classic offers a vivid look at 1930s airfields, machinery, and the determination of a pilot who refused to give up on his dream.