# Songs about planes and flying

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-planes-and-flying/1013675>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [January 31, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-planes-and-flying/1013675 "2025-01-31T13:07:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-planes-and-flying/1013675/209 "2025-02-10T16:27:54Z")

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Well, as you say the 50 mission cap is related to WWII pilots. Also, Bill Barilko, who the song is about, died and was missing for years after a plane crash…

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