William "Billy" Avery Bishop (- )

• World War I Ace
• born on February 8,1894 in Owen Sound, Ontario
• died September 11, 1956 in Palm Beach, Florida
• shot down 72 enemy planes
• Victoria Cross "For most conspicuous bravery, determination, and skill"
• wrote Winged Warfare
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