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Flying ace and home
Flying ace and home

Flying ace and home

Date1/22/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Flying ace and home: Canada's world War I hero, Billy Bishop, grew up in this house on 3rd Ave. in Owen Sound.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0032896F
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
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
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?
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
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
Bishop, W A
Bishop, W A
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
9/1/1938
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
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
Billy Bishop's bright idea
Billy Bishop's bright idea
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
11/5/1982
Billy Bishop's bright idea
Billy Bishop's bright idea
Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956
11/5/1982
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