Wrong Way Corrigan visits Toledo

On This Day  |  Posted by: Tedd Long  |  08/19/2025

1938: Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan receives a rousing Northwest Ohio welcome when 10,000 people meet him at Toledo Municipal Airport (today called Toledo Executive Airport, renamed from Metcalf Field in 2010). 

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molly b on September 2, 2023 at 6:01:00 pm said:
fascinating character! Wow!
molly b on September 2, 2023 at 6:00:57 pm said:
fascinating character! Wow!

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