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Bishop Artifacts
Be sure to watch for these Bishop artifacts when visiting the museum.
- Billy
Bishop's bookcase and school books that he shared with his sister.
- Billy's
picture and biography in the RMC Yearbook.
- A model
of Billy's first plane, a Nieuport 17 nicknamed "Little Daisy", with
which he earned the Victoria Cross.
- A copy
of the book Winged Warfare written by Billy Bishop.
- A model
of Billy's second plane, a SE 5A, with the markings of the 85th Squadron
known as "The Flying Foxes".
- A share
in the Bishop-Barker Aeroplane Company, formed by Billy Bishop and William
Barker after WWI. This ill-fated company used 3 surplus war planes with
intent to fly freight and passengers between Toronto and Muskoka, as
well as do aerial photography.
- Antique
furniture collected by Billy and Mrs. Bishop during their years living
in Britain. Billy used the tall desk and the red cabinet in his office
in Ottawa during WWII.
- Tunic
of Air Marshal William Avery "Billy" Bishop, complete with insignia.
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