Television stations back during the 1960's used to sign-off their broadcast days with this poem. My pal J. Holland played this as he signed off today on his show.
'High Flight' was written by Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee, Jr / No 412 squadron / RCAF. Gillespie joined the RCAF before America entered the war. He was killed December 11, 1941 at the age of 19.
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The "High Flight" poem was also used by president Reagan in his speech following the Challenger accident. See my Challenger tribute site for the details:
http://www.angelfire.com/al/superdave7000/challenger.html
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