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Air Marshal William Avery Bishop, VC , CB , DSO & Bar , MC , DFC , ED (8 February 1894 – 11 September 1956) was a Canadian flying ace of the First World War. He was officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian and British Empire ace of the war, and also received a Victoria Cross.
Jun 12, 2006 · Bishop was by now the top-scoring ace of the British empire, but in his heart he knew this was it, his last combat flight. What he could not have known that morning of June 19 was that history was about to be made.
May 20, 2009 · Billy Bishop was Canada’s top flying ace of the First World War; he was officially credited with 72 victories. During the Second World War, he played an important role in recruiting for the Royal Canadian Air Force and in promoting the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Captain Billy Bishop, VC.
William Avery Bishop was a Canadian fighter ace who shot down 72 German aircraft during World War I. Bishop was educated at the Royal Military College, Kingston, and went overseas during World War I with the Canadian cavalry.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Billy Bishop Canada's Leading Ace with 72 Credited Victories. By Stephen Sherman, Aug. 2001. Updated April 11, 2012. T he combat report reads: I fired on 7 machines on the aerodrome, some of which had their engines running. One of them took off and I fired 15 rounds at him from close range 60 ft. up and he crashed.
It couldn’t prove that Bishop was or wasn’t genuine in the claimed victories or his VC winning combat. Of course, it was in the national interests to retain him as a recognised national hero. What evidence was there of faking his record?
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Dec 15, 2015 · Air Marshal William Avery “Billy” Bishop was a Canadian fighter pilot in WWI who crashed his plane during a practice run and was ordered to go back to flight school. He didn’t. Instead, he went on to shoot down 72 enemy aircraft, making him a legend in his own time and earning him a Victoria Cross.
