High Flight - The Untold Story of Aviation's Greatest Poem, Pilot/Officer John G. Magee, Jr., RCAF
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High Flight - The Untold Story of Aviation's Greatest Poem, Pilot/Officer John G. Magee, Jr., RCAF
John Gillespie Magee, Jr., is the pilot and poet who composed aviation's most famous and greatest poem, “High Flight”. His story, one of bravery and self-sacrifice, is rarely told, even if his poem is well known. It reads: Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed ...
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75 years ago canadian Spitfire pilot, John Gillespie Magee wrote 'High Flight' - now the sonnet is recognised all over the world as the aviators' poem | BBC Breakfast
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BBC Studios Events Productions on Instagram: "@douglasbooth’s remarkable rendition of the sonnet ‘High Flight’ 🌹 Catch his performance on @bbciplayer #LestWeForget #FestivalofRemembrance #RemembranceDay #BBCSEvents #DouglasBooth"
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