Russell McMahon wrote:

> My thoughts were drawn to the final pictures of Challenger and from 
> there to Regan's subsequent "slipped the surly bonds of earth" 
> quotation.
> I wondered where it came from. Google, as ever, knows. An interesting 
> background. Written by a US citizen who flew and died as a WW2 
> Spitfire pilot for Britain. Interestingly, the quotations uses the 
> very first and very last words of the actual poem.
> 
>         http://www.qunl.com/rees0008.html
> 
> 
> 
>                 Russell

It's hard NOT to find this poem plastered to something in any Pilot Shop 
online or real over here in the States, Russell.

Framed versions, mugs, t-shirts, goodness knows what else...

This poem and the "Aviation is unforgiving" poem... both hanging from 
tons of pilot's walls, sitting on desks, etc.

Nate
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