Billy Bishop

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Gender	Male
Death	68 years ago
Date of birth	February 8,1894
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Born	Owen Sound
	Canada
Date of died	September 11,1956
Died	West Palm Beach
	Florida
	United States
Battles and wars	First World War
	Western Front
	Battle of Vimy Ridge
	Second World War
Children	Arthur Bishop
	Jackie Bishop
Education	Royal Military College of Canada
	Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Books	Winged Warfare
	Winged Peace
	Winged Warfare: The Illustrated Classic Autobiography of Canadian World War I Ace Billy Bishop
	Cley Marsh and Its Birds: Fifty Years as Warden
	Winged Warfare - War College Series
	Winged Warfare: The Experiences of a Canadian 'Ace' of the RFC During the First World War
	Kent Crimes and Disasters
	Jackie Bishop
Rank	Air Marshal
Parents	William Bishop
	Margaret Bishop
Siblings	Worth Bishop
Battleswar	First World War
	Western Front
	Battle of Arras
	Battle of Vimy Ridge
	Second World War
Date of Reg.	2019-03-11 09:59:53
Date of Upd.	2023-11-13 10:07:15
ID	582452

Military Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Croix de Guerre
Legion of Honour
British War Medal
War Medal 1939–1945
Victory Medal
1914–15 Star
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
King George VI Coronation Medal
Canadian Efficiency Decoration
King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
Victoria Cross

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Billy Bishop Life story

Air Marshal William Avery Bishop, VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED 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.