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John Gillespie Magee (1922 - 1941)
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While the Battle of Britain raged on, a countless number of Americans crossed the border into Canada to enlist with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Alth .. more >>
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Margaret Lozonne (10/30/2008 12:46:00 PM)
I am still waiting for your answer to my questions dated 10-28-08 on why there is a difference between the poem I have & the one you have on 'High Flight' by
John Gillespie Magee.

Thanks, Margaret
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  John Gillespie Magee, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Gillespie Magee, Jr. was born in Shanghai, China, to an American father and a British mother who worked as Anglican missionaries. [2] [3] His father, ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gillespie_Magee,_Jr.


  Great Aviation Quotes: High Flight by John Magee
John Gillespie Magee, Jr. During the desperate days of the Battle of Britain, hundreds of Americans ... John Gillespie Magee, Jr., was one such American. ...
http://www.skygod.com/quotes/highflight.html


  Slip the surly bonds of earth...
by John Gillespie Magee, Jr. Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, ...
http://home.earthlink.net/~eilonwy/highflight/poem.htm


  "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee Jr.
The most famous aviation poem ever written, a tribute to pilots everywhere. Also , Lightning Photography & Great shots of aircraft, mostly the US Airforce ...
http://www.prazen.com/cori/highflit.html


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  Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings ...
And while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high, untrespassed sanctity of space, ...
John Gillespie Magee (c. 1922-1941), U.S.-born pilot with Royal Canadian Air Force. High Flight (written 1941). first and last lines of the sonnet...

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