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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 · The young Canadian who would one day become Canada’s ace of aces was born in Owen Sound, a small town in Ontario, on February 8, 1894. Blond, blue-eyed William Avery was the third son in William and Mary Bishop’s family of four children.
May 20, 2009 · William Avery (Billy) Bishop Jr., VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED, First World War flying ace, author (born 8 February 1894 in Owen Sound, ON; died 11 September 1956 in Palm Beach, Florida). Billy Bishop was Canada’s top flying ace of the First World War; he was officially credited with 72 victories.
Mar 17, 2017 · Billy Bishop was a Canadian pilot during World War I who downed 72 aircraft making him Canada and the British Commonwealth's leading ace of the war.
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
From November 1917 to the end of the war Bishop is credited with 72 victories in the air. This is a record number by a Canadian Ace. His heroics were newsworthy and made him a hero in his Canadian homeland. He was feted by not only the media but by the military top brass.
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Oct 28, 2011 · Yet William Avery Bishop became the first Canadian airman to win a Victoria Cross, and downed 72 enemy planes. He was the top scoring Canadian and Imperial ace of the Great War.
