by Mike Bechthold Normal: University of Oklahoma Press, 2017. Pp. xiv, 282. Illus., maps, notes, biblio., index. $34.95. ISBN: 9780806155968
A Charismatic Air Power Pioneer
The Canadian-born flying ace Raymond ‘Collie’ Collishaw (1893-1976) served in the British Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), and subsequently, the Royal Air Force (RAF) for 28 years. During the First World War, Collishaw racked up a total of 61 confirmed air-to-air victories, which brought him into a second-place tie with the great Irish ace, Edward ‘Mick’ Mannock, VC, on the overall British Empire scoring list, behind only Canada’s William Avery ‘Billy’ Bishop, VC, although two of these victories were earned during the Russian Intervention by Allied forces against the Bolsheviks in 1919. During his wartime service, he was awarded many honours, including two Distinguished Service Orders, appointment as an Officer in the Order of the British Empire, a Distinguished Service Cr
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