Gillespie-Magee videos

Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee, Jr., a WWII American volunteer in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He died in England at the age of 19 years old when his Spitfire collided with another airplane while descending out of the clouds. His original poem is archived in the Manuscript Division of the U.S. Library of Congress and has been quoted many times world wide.

Boeing 717 soaring to the classic poem, "High Flight", penned by Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee Jr during World War 2.

Montie Miller reciting 'High Flight' by John Gillespie Magee, Jr at HVSR Talent Show

More at http://www.sfetcu.com 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. Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark, or even eagle flew - And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand and touched the face of God. (Gillespie-Magee Jr., John, High Flight) ... and they all lived happily ever after? THE END (Film made by Dan Alexoae)

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. Up, up the long delirious, burning blue, I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace Where never lark, or even eagle flew - And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untresspassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand and touched the face of God. Pilot Officer Gillespie Magee No 412 squadron, RCAF Killed 11 December 1941

PART 4: Looks Good/Flies Good-Flight Test-To Touch the Face of God Flight didn't happen by accident and in this segment, pilots recount some of the early, comical attempts to put humans in the skies, then we look at the contributions of the test pilots and engineers who have advanced aviation technology and we end with the beauty of earth and sky seen only by pilots and immortalized in poem "High Flight" by RCAF WWII pilot John Gillespie Magee Jr. Featured Pilots: Jack Kearbey, A. Scott Crossfield, Dorothy Cochran, George Daubner, Bill Broadwater, George Degnon, Mark Hettermann, Tom Poberezny. On the Wings of a Dream is the story of flight as told by those who travel the skies. The pilots, the stories they tell and the passion they share, take viewers into the heart of humankind's desire to fly and show us flight is more than transportation, it is a remarkable journey of the human spirit--a century in the making. The film was commissioned by the Wolf Trap Foundation for the...

The famous aviation poem written in 1941 by 19-year-old Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee Jr, three months before he was killed. Inscribed on his gravestone are the first and last lines from his poem: "Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth - Put out my hand and touched the Face of God."

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.... Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark nor even eagle flew— And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God

My take on the classic poem by John Gillespie Magee using MSFS.

Ray Haas is producing a movie based on the life of John Gillespie Magee, Jr., author of the famous poem "High Flight." During research for the movie, Ray discovered and collected many uses of the poem. The uses are collected on a DVD, available at www.HighFlightShop.com. Enjoy this look at some of the interpretations of "High Flight."