1. Billy Bishop
... " Bishop, was Canada's top ace who had a total of 72 victories. He started his career as a calvery officer and later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. He received his Victoria Cross for a pre-dawn one man raid on a German airfield for which he was credited with three victories. Although he is Canada's best-known war hero, he has not escaped controversy ... commit fraud do not normally invite accompaniment to witness a false event. In Billy Bishop's combat report he said "I fired on 7 machines and the aerodone, some of which had their engines running." (Baker, p.86) If Billy Bishop h...
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- Grade Level: High School
