Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
Billy Bishop is credited with the most kills of any British Empire pilot in the First World War, winning the Victoria Cross in 1917. But the circumstances behind this event are murky. Did he lie about the events which led to the award of the highest British military honour? How does this impact our view of First World War aviation as a whole?
With special thanks to Michael Terry, who is a PhD student at The Open University researching First World War aviation.
Billy Bishop is credited with the most kills of any British Empire pilot in the First World War, winning the Victoria Cross in 1917. But the circumstances behind this event are murky. Did he lie about the events which led to the award of the highest British military honour? How does this impact our view of First World War aviation as a whole?
With special thanks to Michael Terry, who is a PhD student at The Open University researching First World War aviation.
