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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.
William Avery "Billy" Bishop (n. Owen Sound, Canadá , 8 de febrero de 1894 - f. Palm Beach , Estados Unidos , 11 de septiembre de 1956) fue un piloto aviador canadiense de la Primera Guerra Mundial condecorado con la Croix de Guerre avec Palmes y la Cruz Victoria .
20 de may. de 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.
Billy Bishop fue un piloto canadiense, reconocido mundialmente por su enorme récord de victorias durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. William Avery Bishop nació en Owen Sound, Ontario, Canadá, el 8 de febrero de 1894. Estudió en el Royal Military College y posteriormente ingresó en la Fuerza Expedicionaria Canadiense.
In the Second World War, Billy Bishop helped bring world recognition to Canada's air force and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan which became a model used by other countries. We honour Billy Bishop for his heroic service in the cause of freedom, and for his contributions to the orderly development of the aerial highways.
12 de jun. de 2006 · William ‘Billy’ Bishop: Canada’s Ace of Aces. An aggressive pilot and a crack marksman, the young Canadian became a legend and inspired a new generation of aces. by HistoryNet Staff 6/12/2006.
William Avery “Billy” Bishop is one of Canada’s most famous airmen of all time, and probably the most well known to come out of the First World War. A common myth surrounding Bishop is that he was the one responsible for downing the famous German ace Manfred van Richtofen, also known as the Red Baron, although this has never been proven.
