Properties (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military officer
aviator |
| gptkbp:aircraft |
over 1,000 hours
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
No. 60 Squadron RFC
No. 85 Squadron RFC No. 3 Squadron RFC |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Victoria_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order Military Cross |
| gptkbp:born |
February 8, 1894
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:St._John's_Cemetery,_Toronto
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| gptkbp:children |
2
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| gptkbp:died |
September 11, 1956
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Royal_Military_College_of_Canada
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| gptkbp:famousFor |
dogfighting tactics
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"The best way to predict the future is to create it."
"I was a fighter pilot, and I was proud of it." "Courage is doing what you are afraid to do." "I have no fear of death, but I do fear a life without purpose." "The only thing that counts is the man who is flying the machine." |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Billy Bishop
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Manfred_von_Richthofen
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:World_War_I_flying_ace
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| gptkbp:legacy |
inspiration for future pilots
subject of books and films military aviation history commemorated in various memorials Canadian_aviation_history |
| gptkbp:nationality |
Canadian
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
Billy
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| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Oshawa,_Ontario
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Palm_Beach,_Florida
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| gptkbp:postWarCareer |
politics
author aviation industry businessman |
| gptkbp:rank |
Lieutenant Colonel
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| gptkbp:serviceBranch |
gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
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| gptkbp:services |
72 confirmed aerial victories
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| gptkbp:serviceYears |
1915–1919
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Margaret_A._Bishop
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