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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

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

Date10/15/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0032895F
      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
      Veterans angered: William Bull, left, president of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association Toronto- York wing, discusses the Billy Bishop movie with Percy Waters, 83, a World War I veteran.
      Veterans angered: William Bull, left, president of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association Toronto- York wing, discusses the Billy Bishop movie with Percy Waters, 83, a World War I veteran.
      Darrell, Dick
      1/19/1984
      Airmen meet and remember. Group Capt. Leonard Cheshire, right, of the famed World War II Dambusters Squadron of the RAF visits with RCAF veteran Fred Brand in the veterans' wing of Sunnybrook Hospital yesterday. Cheshire, a Victoria Cross winner, has founded a World War Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief for which he hopes to raise $800 millions by Sept.3.
      Airmen meet and remember. Group Capt. Leonard Cheshire, right, of the famed World War II Dambusters Squadron of the RAF visits with RCAF veteran Fred Brand in the veterans' wing of Sunnybrook Hospital yesterday. Cheshire, a Victoria Cross winner, has founded a World War Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief for which he hopes to raise $800 millions by Sept.3.
      Griffin, Doug
      5/3/1989
      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
      Young Bishop: Arthur Bishop wrote book about his air ace father in the '60s.
      Young Bishop: Arthur Bishop wrote book about his air ace father in the '60s.
      Spremo, Boris
      1/15/1979
      War Hero: Milo Vassalo of the Maltese Consulate gives Alexander Milne, 81, a congratualtory hug after presenting him with the Maltese George Cross for bravery as an RCAF pilot during World War II
      War Hero: Milo Vassalo of the Maltese Consulate gives Alexander Milne, 81, a congratualtory hug after presenting him with the Maltese George Cross for bravery as an RCAF pilot during World War II
      Rankin, Jim
      7/29/1993
      Detroit Red Wings' hockey executive Jim Bishop who established his reputation as a lacrosse coach in building the Oshawa Green Gaels' junior dynasty o(...)
      Detroit Red Wings' hockey executive Jim Bishop who established his reputation as a lacrosse coach in building the Oshawa Green Gaels' junior dynasty o(...)
      Bishop, Jim
      3/4/1974
      Charles Martin pins on the medals he won during World War II
      Charles Martin pins on the medals he won during World War II
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      4/8/1970
      Final farewell: Ernie Miron is heading to France for the funeral of his brother, Arthur, a World War II pilot whose body was found recently.
      Final farewell: Ernie Miron is heading to France for the funeral of his brother, Arthur, a World War II pilot whose body was found recently.
      Slaughter, Mike
      11/25/1989
      Memories remain: Gustav Dorovin holds a photo of himself as a World War II soldier and a photo of his daughter, Irene, taken at age 7. She was later killed by the Nazis.
      Memories remain: Gustav Dorovin holds a photo of himself as a World War II soldier and a photo of his daughter, Irene, taken at age 7. She was later killed by the Nazis.
      Russell, Jim
      11/4/1987
      Veterans honored: Metro police Chief William McCormack greets Alexander Spivak, a World War II Russian pilot who took part in a parade yesterday by Jewish War Veterans of Canada
      Veterans honored: Metro police Chief William McCormack greets Alexander Spivak, a World War II Russian pilot who took part in a parade yesterday by Jewish War Veterans of Canada
      Bull, Ron
      11/1/1992
      Lest we forget. Veterans of the two great wars, Ed Horton, 68, left, a World War II flying officer, and Bill Greig, 92, a lance corporal in World War (...)
      Lest we forget. Veterans of the two great wars, Ed Horton, 68, left, a World War II flying officer, and Bill Greig, 92, a lance corporal in World War (...)
      Slaughter, Mike
      11/1/1983