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Flying prevails whenever a man and his airplane are put to a test of maximum performance.

Richard Bach

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Richard Bach
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: June 23
Aircraft Pilot
Military Officer
Novelist
Opinion Journalist
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Prosaist
Writer
Oak Park
Illinois
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