John gillespie magee jr wikipedia
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John Gillespie Magee, Jr. (1922-1941)
John Gillespie Magee, Jr., was born in Shanghai, China in 1922, the son of missionary parents, the Reverend and Mrs.
John Gillespie Magee.
John gillespie magee jr wikipedia
His father was an American and his mother was originally a British citizen. Magee came to the U.S. in 1939 and earned a scholarship to Yale; but in September 1940, at age 18, crossed the border into Canada to enlist with the Royal Canadian Air Force, where he became a pilot.
Within the year, he was sent to England and posted to the newly formed No. 412 Fighter Squadron, RCAF, which was activated at Digby, England, on 30 June 1941. He was qualified on and flew the Supermarine Spitfire. Magee's squadron was engaged in flying fighter sweeps over France and air defence over England against the German Luftwaffe, who were crossing the English Channel with great regularity to attack Britain's cities.
On September 3, 1941, Magee flew a high altitude (30,000 feet) test flight in a newer model