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John Gillespie Magee

(9 June 1922 – 11 December 1941 / Shanghai, China)

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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. Although they were aware that they were breaking the law they volunteered to fight Hitler’s Germany. The United States Government was still considered neutral during this time. more >>

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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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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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