Captain William A. Bishop

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sopwith_1½_Strutter
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Royal_Aircraft_Factory_S._E.5
gptkb:Sopwith_Camel
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Victoria_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkbp:birth_date 1894-02-08
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Oshawa,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Glendale,_California,_USA
gptkbp:death_date 1956-09-11
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:William_Avery_Bishop
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Captain William A. Bishop
gptkbp:influences World War I aviation
Canadian aviation history
Aerial combat tactics
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Billy_Bishop
gptkbp:notable_quote " I have no use for a man who is not a fighter."
gptkbp:notable_winners 72 confirmed aerial victories
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:boxing_match
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Palm_Beach,_Florida,_USA
gptkbp:portrayed_by gptkb:Billy_Bishop_Goes_to_War
gptkb:The_Kid_Who_Could_Fly
gptkb:Aces_High
gptkb:The_Great_War
gptkb:Flyboys
gptkbp:rank gptkb:musical_group
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:World_War_I_veterans
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Cadets
gptkb:Canadian_Air_Force
Aviation history
Canadian aviation pioneers
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Businessman
gptkbp:service_years 1914-1918
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:Royal_Military_College_of_Canada
gptkb:No._60_Squadron_RFC
gptkb:No._85_Squadron_RFC
gptkb:No._1_Squadron_RCAF