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He may not have been good at flying planes but his father was. He was a Air Force pilot who set three speed records in the B-58 Hustler Bomber and is in the Air Force Hall of Fame.
John Denver's birth name is Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. He wrote the song "Leaving on a Jet Plane". Peter, Paul and Mary had a number one hit with it. It was originally titled " Babe I Hate to Go."
And thats the fact from dc's almanac.