Raymond Collishaw

ARTICLE CONTENTS:  |  Links to Other Sites
Raymond Collishaw, fighter pilot (b at Nanaimo, BC 22 Nov 1893; d at West Vancouver 29 Sept 1976). He was credited with 60 victories during WWI, placing him second on the roster of Canadian aces. He remained in the postwar RAF, leading British squadrons to southern Russia and Persia to fight against the "Reds" in 1919. At the beginning of WWII he commanded the RAF forces in Egypt, but his flair was for personal leadership, not office work. He was relieved in 1941, served briefly on the staff of Fighter Command in England and retired with the rank of air vice-marshal in 1943.
Collishaw, Raymond
Collishaw, Raymond
Squadron-Commander Raymond Collishaw in Sopwith F1 Camel aircraft, Allonville, France, 1918 (National Archives of Canada, PA-2788).

Author BRERETON GREENHOUS


Links to Other Sites
Canadian Air Aces and Heroes
Features extensive biographies of Billy Bishop and other Canadian military heroes. Great illustrations and details of vintage aircraft.

0
0
Absolutely free, with over 40,000 articles in French and English, The Canadian Encyclopedia is the ultimate online resource for all things Canadian, from history, sports, arts, science, technology, and much, much more. Get started at www.TheCanadianEncyclopedia.com
Feature Articles
Shawnadithit: Last of the Beothuk

Shawnadithit grew anxious waiting for her uncle, Longnon, to return to camp at the junction of Badger Brook and the Exploits River, deep in the wilds of Newfoundland...

INSIDE TCE

Gallery
Browse the rich visual resources of The Canadian Encyclopedia through thematic galleries of Canadian Art, History, Nature, People, and Science and Technology.
Interactive Resources
Illustrations, lively text, animations, sounds and games help make learning about Canadian history, art, geography, architecture and other topics entertaining as well as informative.
Canucklehead
The ultimate test of your knowledge of Canada, trivial and otherwise. You can choose from more than 60 dynamic quizzes with visual or text clues. Your scores depend on the speed with which you answer and the number of clues you need. Results are sent to you by email and high scores are posted on the site.
Timeline
This unique resource includes more than 6000 events from Canadian and world history. It can be searched by era, subject, keyword or date. To find out what happened on your birthday, select the month and day of your birth.
100 Greatest Events
This selection of the 100 "greatest" events in Canadian history was made by editor in chief James H. Marsh to draw attention to events that have left an indelible memory in the minds of later generations.