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John Gillespie Magee Jr. (9 June 1922 – 11 December 1941) was a World War II Anglo-American Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot and war poet, who wrote the sonnet "High Flight". He was killed in an accidental mid-air collision over England in 1941.
Sep 3, 2013 · By writing “High Flight,” John Gillespie Magee, Jr., achieved a place in American consciousness arguably greater than any he could have achieved through heroism in battle. His poem will continue to rank among the most popular aviation poems ever written as long as there are people for whom the miracle of flight inspires wonder and awe.
In August or September 1941, Pilot Officer Magee composed "High Flight" and sent a copy to his parents. Several months later, on Dec. 11, 1941, his Spitfire collided with another plane over England, and Magee, only 19 years of age, crashed to his death.
High Flight is a 1941 sonnet written by war poet John Gillespie Magee Jr. and inspired by his experiences as a fighter pilot of the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II.
John Gillespie Magee Jr. was born in Shanghai, China to missionary parents. His father was American and his mother was British; Magee moved to England in the early 1930s to attend St. Clare’s and then Rugby School, where he won the Poetry Prize in 1938....
John Gillespie Magee Jr. was born in Shanghai, China to missionary parents. His father was American and his mother was British; Magee moved to England in the early 1930s to attend St. Clare’s and then Rugby School, where he won the Poetry Prize in 1938.
Dec 8, 2011 · John Gillespie Magee Jr. Library and Archives, Canada. Whether you love it or hate it, John Gillespie Magee’s “High Flight” remains the most enduring of aviation poems: Oh! I have...
Apr 18, 2021 · The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. That poem is by John Gillespie Magee, Jr. He was both a pilot – and a poet. His poem, “High Flight”, is perhaps the most well-known and best loved verse in aviation history.
Jun 9, 2016 · But none more than Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee, Jr., author of the famous poem, “High Flight”, now considered to be the Air Forceʼs poem. Magee was born on June 9, 1922, in Shanghai, China.
Dec 25, 2021 · John Gillespie Magee Jr. His mother was British while his father was the scion of a wealthy American family from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Choosing a life of the cloth rather than of money, the Senior Magee became a missionary in China where he met the woman who would become the mother of his child.
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