W.A. Bishop
Personal information
- Known for
- Acting
- Known credits
- 2
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- February 8, 1894
- Died
- September 11, 1956
- Place of birth
- Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Billy Bishop
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.
From Wikipedia.
