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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.
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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 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]
Emily Gilmore has spoken. Kelly Bishop, who played the snarky matriarch on Gilmore Girls, has revealed which of Rory’s boyfriends was her favorite on the WB/CW dramedy. “I have to admit I’m ...
Herrmann died from brain cancer in 2014, and members of the Gilmore Girls team recalled being surprised by the news; Bishop was invited by Herrmann's family to say goodbye to him before his death.
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 ...