High Flight - 75 years on

[Phoenix too]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-37112718

 

[737tdi]

I have always loved this poem. R.I.P. John Gillespie Magee Jr.. He perished in a mid air collision in his beloved Spitfire.

Karl

 

[wizofwas]

I remember this poem well. It was a sign off of at least one of the TV stations in the days of old.

 

[Fox Mike]

I have always loved that poem. Anyone that has ever handled the controls of an aircraft can understand how he felt.

 

[coach]

I remember this poem well. It was a sign off of at least one of the TV stations in the days of old.

I remember that too as a station sign off from a long time ago. That poem and the Star Spangled Banner were often used to end the day.

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Very nice.
I have a framed copy on the wall of my Man Cave. :wink:

 

[Jeepnik]

I have always loved this poem. R.I.P. John Gillespie Magee Jr.. He perished in a mid air collision in his beloved Spitfire.

Karl

Actually, he died when he jumped from the Spit too close to the ground and his chute didn't open.

 

[737tdi]

I have always loved this poem. R.I.P. John Gillespie Magee Jr.. He perished in a mid air collision in his beloved Spitfire.

Karl

Actually, he died when he jumped from the Spit too close to the ground and his chute didn't open.

Picky, picky. . His Spit. was damaged due to the collision. That's like saying it's not the fall that kills you but the sudden stop at the end.


Karl

 

[Jeepnik]

I have always loved this poem. R.I.P. John Gillespie Magee Jr.. He perished in a mid air collision in his beloved Spitfire.

Karl

Actually, he died when he jumped from the Spit too close to the ground and his chute didn't open.

Picky, picky. . His Spit. was damaged due to the collision. That's like saying it's not the fall that kills you but the sudden stop at the end.


Karl

Well it is the sudden stop that does, unless you have a heart attack on the way down. :mrgreen:

 

[opos]

There are a couple of versions of High Flight that have a little different twist:

http://www.davemorris.com/Dave/highflite.html