Grave of J. G. Magee, Scopwick cemetery
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Grave of J. G. Magee, Scopwick cemetery by J. Hannan-Briggs as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © J. Hannan-Briggs Taken: 3 May 2015
John Gillespie Magee, Jr. (9 June 1922 – 11 December 1941) was an American aviator and poet who died as a result of a mid-air collision over Lincolnshire during World War II. He is most famous for his poem "High Flight". The text is taken from the poem: "Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth Put out my hand, and touched the face of God."
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