Raymond Collishaw

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Raymond Collishaw was a Canadian First World War flying ace and one of the highest-scoring fighter pilots of the conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force officer
Royal Naval Air Service officer
flying ace
human
military aviator
aircraftFlown Sopwith Camel
Sopwith Triplane
allegiance Canada
United Kingdom
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Croix de Guerre
surface form: Croix de Guerre (France)

Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar
surface form: Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order
surface form: Distinguished Service Order and Bar

Order of the Nile
birthDate 1893-11-22
burialPlace Nanaimo
surface form: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
commandedUnit No. 10 Naval Squadron RNAS
No. 14 Squadron RAF
No. 201 Group RAF
No. 202 Group RAF
No. 203 Squadron RAF
No. 204 Group RAF
No. 3 Naval Squadron RNAS
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship Canada
creditedAerialVictories 60+
deathDate 1976-09-28
familyName Collishaw
formedUnit Black Flight
givenName Raymond
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
Royal Naval Air Service
name Raymond Collishaw self-link
nationality Canadian
notableFor being one of the highest-scoring fighter aces of the First World War
leading the Black Flight of Sopwith Triplanes in 1917
occupation fighter pilot
military officer
placeOfBirth Nanaimo
surface form: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
placeOfDeath West Vancouver
surface form: West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
rank Air Vice-Marshal
servedInUnit No. 10 Naval Squadron RNAS
No. 3 Naval Squadron RNAS
serviceEndYear 1943
serviceStartYear 1914
theatreOfOperations North African campaign
Western Front

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Raymond Collishaw name Raymond Collishaw self-link
Royal Naval Air Service notablePersonnel Raymond Collishaw