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Air Marshal W. A. Bishop. He downed 72 planes in 6 months
Air Marshal W. A. Bishop. He downed 72 planes in 6 months

Air Marshal W. A. Bishop. He downed 72 planes in 6 months

Date5/30/1956
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTS-2-26-B-027
      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
      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
      Tony Carazza is an air traffic controller at Toronto International Airport. He figures he's shepherded down planes with about 1,500,000 passengers this year.
      Tony Carazza is an air traffic controller at Toronto International Airport. He figures he's shepherded down planes with about 1,500,000 passengers this year.
      Goode, Jeff
      12/16/1969
      Heaviest October snowfall on record downed tree limbs and cut off hydro to homes and traffic lights but caused only a few accidents. No one was hurt w(...)
      Heaviest October snowfall on record downed tree limbs and cut off hydro to homes and traffic lights but caused only a few accidents. No one was hurt w(...)
      Norris, Dave
      10/22/1969
      Home wrecked: Roy Beales, 72, huddles in the house he's lived in for the past 18 months - until workmen started to gut it for renovations yesterday.
      Home wrecked: Roy Beales, 72, huddles in the house he's lived in for the past 18 months - until workmen started to gut it for renovations yesterday.
      McConnell, Colin
      7/3/1980
      Grounded planes at an air canada Hangar
      Grounded planes at an air canada Hangar
      Spremo, Boris
      1/19/1972
      Air superiority in types and numbers of combat planes already is in Allied hands, but United Nations designers and workes continue to turn out new and(...)
      Air superiority in types and numbers of combat planes already is in Allied hands, but United Nations designers and workes continue to turn out new and(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      1/23/1943
      Back at work in control tower at Toronto International Airport, four air controllers start re-activating the electronic machinery that guides planes t(...)
      Back at work in control tower at Toronto International Airport, four air controllers start re-activating the electronic machinery that guides planes t(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      1/28/1972
      Where is the airport? Viewed from the lake, Air Ontario planes seem to be creating a traffic jam on Front St
      Where is the airport? Viewed from the lake, Air Ontario planes seem to be creating a traffic jam on Front St
      Spremo, Boris
      7/16/1991
      Air Canada Planes Grounded by the Strike sit mutely in the deserted hangar at malton
      Air Canada Planes Grounded by the Strike sit mutely in the deserted hangar at malton
      Griffin, Doug
      11/14/1966
      Buttoning up jet intake-a routine procedure-will have to be done to Air Canada planes grounded in Toronto by supervisory staff after strike deadline
      Buttoning up jet intake-a routine procedure-will have to be done to Air Canada planes grounded in Toronto by supervisory staff after strike deadline
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      11/15/1966
      Toronto Airport Terminal stood almost deserted today, with no Air Canada planes at their customary passenger-loading areas. Usually there is a daily p(...)
      Toronto Airport Terminal stood almost deserted today, with no Air Canada planes at their customary passenger-loading areas. Usually there is a daily p(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      4/21/1969