Billy Bishop dedicated his life to aviation. From his beginnings on Third Avenue West in Owen Sound to the battlefields of France in World War 1, as an honourary Air Marshal in World War 2 and beyond into civilian life.

In World War II, Billy Bishop helped bring world recognition to Canada's air force and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan which became the model for other countries of the free world.

We honour Billy Bishop for his heroic service in the cause of freedom, and for his contributions to the orderly development of the aerial highways that benefit people throughout the world.

Quentin Reynolds wrote "Bishop is an intelligent, cultured gentleman, an extraorindary host and one of the keenest businessmen in Canada"

The Billy Bishop Heritage Museum is dedicated to the legacy of William Avery "Billy" Bishop, V.C.

• Bishop vs the Red Baron!
• The Flight that won Bishop the Victoria Cross
• Another Canadian pilot shoots down the Red Baron
• Billy Bishop Artifacts
• Billy Bishop Virtual Exhibit - Grey County Museum

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Take a brief virtual tour of the life of Billy Bishop by following the link below and learn more about Canada's most famous son.