Major William Avery Bishop

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military aviator
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkb:Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Bristol_F.2_Fighter
Avro 504K
Sopwith Camel
Over 1,000 hours
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Victoria_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Military Cross
Croix de Guerre
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:born February 8, 1894
gptkbp:celebrates Statue_in_Toronto
Billy_Bishop_Airport
Billy_Bishop_Museum
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:died September 11, 1956
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College_of_Canada
gptkbp:famousFor First Canadian to win the Victoria Cross in World War I
Leading_ace_of_the_British_Empire_during_WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major William Avery Bishop
gptkbp:influenced Aerial combat strategies
Military aviation tactics
Canadian_aviation_history
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:World_War_I_flying_ace
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Billy_Bishop
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Oshawa,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Palm_Beach,_Florida,_USA
gptkbp:postWarCareer Author
Public speaker
Airline pilot
Aviation executive
gptkbp:rank Major
gptkbp:services 72
gptkbp:serviceYears 1914–1919
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_A._Bishop
gptkbp:unitAwards No. 60 Squadron RAF
gptkbp:wrote Winged Warfare
The Bishop's War