Pilot Captain William Avery (Billy) Bishop
No. 60 Squadron RFC, August 1917, France
William Avery Bishop, VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED (8 February 1894 – 11 September 1956) was a Canadian flying ace of the First World War. He was officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian and British Empire ace of the war, and also received a Victoria Cross.
During the Second World War, Bishop was instrumental in setting up and promoting the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
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Length:
Wingspan:
Original
6.40m
8.10m
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Original
6.4m
8.10m
Original
6.4m
8.10m
3rd
2,134mm
2,701mm
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8th
800mm
1,013mm
24th
266.7mm
337.5mm
4th
1,600mm
2,026mm
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9th
711mm
900mm
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32nd
200.0mm
253.1mm
5th
1,280mm
1,621mm
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10th
640mm
810mm
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48th
133.3mm
168.8mm
6th
1,067mm
1,351mm
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12th
533mm
675mm
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72nd
533mm
675mm
7th
914mm
1,158mm
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16th
400mm
506mm
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144th
44.4mm
56.3mm
12th – 16th Scale
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16th Scale+
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8th – 10th Scale
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10th – 12th Scale
£ 28.49
6th – 7th Scale
£ 67.99
7th – 8th Scale
£ 53.99
4th – 5th Scale
£ 101.99
5th – 6th Scale
£ 82.49
3rd – 4th Scale
£ 145.49
144th Scale
£ 7.99
72nd Scale
£ 9.49
48th Scale
£ 10.99
32nd Scale
£ 13.99
24th Scale
£ 16.99
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