Russell,

On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:32:39 +1300, 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.

Nitpick:  He was in the RCAF, so strictly he was flying for Canada!   :-)

The poem, "High Flight", is well known among pilots, and will be found on the walls of very many flying clubs, often over a background of a Spitfire 
in the middle of some aerobatic manoeuvre or other.  It's very moving, especially for anyone who has flown - it strikes a chord beautifully.

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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