Billy Bishop

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Canadian military personnel flying ace human military aviator

Billy Bishop was a renowned Canadian First World War flying ace and Victoria Cross recipient who became one of Canada's most celebrated military heroes.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian military personnel → flying ace → human → military aviator →
allegiance	Dominion of Canada → United Kingdom →
awardReceived	Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France) → Distinguished Flying Cross → Distinguished Service Order → Legion of Honour → Military Cross → Order of the Bath → Order of the British Empire → Victoria Cross →
causeOfDeath	heart failure →
commemoratedBy	Billy Bishop Home & Museum → Billy Bishop Regional Airport → Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport →
conflict	First World War → Second World War →
countryOfCitizenship	Canada →
creditedAerialVictories	72 →
dateOfBirth	1894-02-08 →
dateOfDeath	1956-09-11 →
dateOfMarriage	1917-10-17 →
educatedAt	Royal Military College of Canada →
familyName	Bishop →
fullName	William Avery Bishop →
genreOfWork	autobiographical war memoirs →
givenName	William →
hasNickname	Billy →
middleName	Avery →
militaryBranch	Canadian Expeditionary Force → Royal Air Force → Royal Flying Corps →
militaryRank	Air Marshal → Brigadier-General →
notableFor	being one of the top Canadian flying aces of the First World War →
notableWork	Winged Warfare →
occupation	military officer → pilot →
parentOf	Arthur Bishop →
placeOfBirth	Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada →
placeOfDeath	Palm Beach, Florida, United States →
positionHeld	Director of Recruiting for the Royal Canadian Air Force →
residence	Toronto, Ontario, Canada →
serviceNumber	Canadian Expeditionary Force officer →
spouse	Margaret Eaton Burden →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport → Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport → Toronto City Centre Airport →	namedAfter
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 →	notablePilot