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The Kid Who Couldn't Miss is a 1983 docudrama film directed by Paul Cowan.Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, it combines fact and fiction to question fighter pilot Billy Bishop's accomplishments during World War I, featuring excerpts from John MacLachlan Gray's play Billy Bishop Goes to War. [1]
Air Marshal 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.
The first commercial passenger flight to the airport was a charter flight carrying Tommy Dorsey and his swing band for a two-day engagement at the Canadian National Exhibition on September 8, 1939. It was also the first airliner from the United States to arrive in Toronto. [16] Takeoffs and landings for 1939 totalled 7,252. [17]
The Meaford airport was previously named Owen Sound Billy Bishop Regional Airport, after the larger nearby town of Owen Sound and the Canadian World War I flying ace Billy Bishop. In November 2009, the Toronto City Centre Airport added Billy Bishop at the start of its name, creating confusion with the Meaford airport. In September 2024, the ...
The Clayton Knight Committee, was founded by Billy Bishop and Clayton Knight in 1940. Homer Smith and several German émigrés, who wanted America to join the war against the Axis powers, provided funding for the secret and unlawful commissioning agency. Its mission was to bring Americans to Canada in order to prepare and battle for the Allies ...
Picking the best of Rory Gilmore’s boyfriends can incite a debate among passionate Gilmore Girls fans, but star Kelly Bishop has a clear, Emily-approved frontrunner in her mind. “I have to ...
Marilyn Bell I ferry David Hornell ferry A replica of Billy Bishop's Nieuport 17 inside the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport terminal Airport as seen from the LookOut Level of the CN Tower. In 1990, Air Ontario (later to become Air Canada Jazz) started operating regional airline service to Ottawa and Montreal. That year, City Express folded in ...
In November 2009, the Toronto City Centre Airport renamed itself after Billy Bishop, creating confusion with this airport. On September 2024, formerly Owen Sound Billy Bishop Regional Airport changed its name to Major-General Richard Rohmer Meaford International Airport.