Which Air Force pilot’s poem ‘High Flight’ begins, “Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth”?
Correct answer: John Gillespie Magee Jr.
Cizinka
I believe this was the line quoted by President Ronald Reagan in his address to the US nation after the space shuttle Challenger explosion.
DeadEye
Great trivia question.
DeadEye
Player #103085923, i know a lot of old guys would love to participate but…. their eyesight, reflexes and stamina ain’t what they used to be. plus they don’t have that sense of invulnerability that is common with young people.
B Dog
What a beautiful piece of poetry. I looked it up after not knowing the answer
Greygranite
Rosie-knees, war so many deaths and each one a tragedy 😭
Clidge
He wasn’t even 20 years old. War takes our best and brightest minds