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“Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds, - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air.”

Quote by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.

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John Gillespie Magee, Jr.

John Gillespie Magee, Jr. was an American aviator born on June 9, 1922, and died on December 11, 1941. He is known for his passion for flying and his pursuit of freedom during his brief life. more

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