W.A. Bishop
Acting
February 8, 1894
Died at age 62
September 11, 1956
Date of Death
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
2 Credits
Biography
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. During the Second World War, Bishop was instrumental in setting up and promoting the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
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