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Billy Bishop's bright idea
Billy Bishop's bright idea

Billy Bishop's bright idea

Date11/5/1982
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  • Billy Bishop's bright idea: Sometime in the 1940s, Canada's World War I flying ace Billy Bishop had a dozen light bulbs made - each with a model DC-3 Dakota inside. The Victoria Cross-winning pilot would give the bulbs to friends as gifts - and at least one of the fragile bulbs has survived Bishop, who died in 1956. Stewart Morrison, 28, of Mississauga (above), has one of the unusual bulbs - and it still works. He's been told it may be worth $5,000.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Billy Bishop's bright idea: Sometime in the 1940s, Canada's World War I flying ace Billy Bishop had a dozen light bulbs made - each with a model DC-3 Dakota inside. The Victoria Cross-winning pilot would give the bulbs to friends as gifts - and at least one of the fragile bulbs has survived Bishop, who died in 1956. Stewart Morrison, 28, of Mississauga (above), has one of the unusual bulbs - and it still works. He's been told it may be worth $5,000.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0032892F
Billy Bishop's bright idea
Billy Bishop's bright idea
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
11/5/1982
World War II veteran and author Arthur Bishop holds a photograph, above, of his father, Billy Bishop, the World War I flying ace. Right, the senior Bishop pins RCAF pilot wings on his son in 1942
World War II veteran and author Arthur Bishop holds a photograph, above, of his father, Billy Bishop, the World War I flying ace. Right, the senior Bishop pins RCAF pilot wings on his son in 1942
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
10/15/1992
For Sale: Patricia Ferguson of Ritchie's auction house holds a bracelet Canadian flying ace Billy Bishop had made for his wife in 1942
For Sale: Patricia Ferguson of Ritchie's auction house holds a bracelet Canadian flying ace Billy Bishop had made for his wife in 1942
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
6/10/1991
Air Marshal W. A. Bishop of Montreal, shown here, is 1914-18 V.C. winner
Air Marshal W. A. Bishop of Montreal, shown here, is 1914-18 V.C. winner
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
8/23/1947
Major William Avery Bishop, V.C., D.S.O. bar, M.C., Royal Flying Corps 1917
Major William Avery Bishop, V.C., D.S.O. bar, M.C., Royal Flying Corps 1917
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
1917?
Bishop, W A
Bishop, W A
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
9/1/1938
Air Marshal W. A. Bishop. He downed 72 planes in 6 months
Air Marshal W. A. Bishop. He downed 72 planes in 6 months
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
5/30/1956
R.C.A.F. gets $11,000 For Auxiliary Work Problem, Today the R.C.A.F.
R.C.A.F. gets $11,000 For Auxiliary Work Problem, Today the R.C.A.F.
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
5/12/1942
Cambria's first officer honors mother of Canadian ace, With Owen Sound citizens becoming air-minded now that a trans Canada air route is almost a real(...)
Cambria's first officer honors mother of Canadian ace, With Owen Sound citizens becoming air-minded now that a trans Canada air route is almost a real(...)
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
9/21/1937
Flying ace and home
Flying ace and home
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
1/22/1982
Lost legs over Cologne wants to fight again, Flying for the first time since he lost his legs bombing cologne
Lost legs over Cologne wants to fight again, Flying for the first time since he lost his legs bombing cologne
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
7/15/1943
Canadian V.C. Winner, Capt. (now Air Marshal) W. A. Bishop, is shown standing beside his warplane [1917?] in which he eventually became on of the most feared pilots on the western front in World War 1. His early model is a Nieuport aircraft
Canadian V.C. Winner, Capt. (now Air Marshal) W. A. Bishop, is shown standing beside his warplane [1917?] in which he eventually became on of the most feared pilots on the western front in World War 1. His early model is a Nieuport aircraft
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
Approximately 1917