John Gillespie Magee, Jr.

Military Person

1922 – 1941

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Who was John Gillespie Magee, Jr.?

John Gillespie Magee, Jr. was an American aviator and poet who died as a result of a mid-air collision over Lincolnshire during World War II. He was serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force, which he joined before the United States officially entered the war. He is most famous for his poem "High Flight."

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Born
Jun 9, 1922
Shanghai
Nationality
  • England
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Rugby School
  • Avon Old Farms
Died
Dec 11, 1941
Lincolnshire

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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