John Gillespie Magee Jr.

"John Gillespie Magee" redirects here. For his father, the missionary John Gillespie Magee Sr., see John Magee (missionary).

John Gillespie Magee Jr.
Royal Canadian Air Force photo, 1941
Born9 June 1922 (1922-06-09)
Shanghai, Republic of China
Died11 December 1941(1941-12-11) (aged 19)
Ruskington, England
Place of burial
Holy Cross Cemetery, Scopwick, England
BranchRoyal Canadian Air Force
Service years1940–1941
RankPilot Officer
UnitNo. 412 Squadron RCAF
ConflictsWorld War II

John Gillespie Magee Jr. (9 June 1922 – 11 December 1941) was a World War II Anglo-American Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot and war poet, who wrote the sonnet "High Flight". He was killed in an accidental mid-air collision over England in 1941.

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