Billy Bishop Park - Kanata, Ontario
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member elyob
N 45° 19.212 W 075° 53.563
18T E 430033 N 5018908
Posted co-ordinates are for the centre of the park.
Waymark Code: WMW8XJ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/26/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
Views: 6

By 2002, the city of Ottawa created this park as a memorial to Billy Bishop, a Great War flying ace who was awarded the Victoria Cross. Other parks in this community have been dedicated to the memory of other winners of the Victoria Cross.

The park covers 0.44 hectares (1.09 acres). The park has playground structures for children of various ages. There is also a splash pad to be enjoyed in the hotter season. Hint: the water at the splash pad is touch-activated atop the nearby bollard.

The text below is found on the plaque on site.

William "Billy" Bishop was born on February 8, 1894 in Owen Sound, Ontario. At the outbreak of the first World War, Bishop was a cadet at the Royal Military College in Kingston and eventually enlisted with the 9th Mississauga Horse, Canadian Expedition Force, on September 30, 1914. He later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and would receive many decorations. He was the first Canadian Airman to be awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during an early morning attack on an enemy airfield near Cambrai, France on June 2, 1917. Flying a solo mission behind enemy lines, and against all odds, Bishop destroyed seven aircrafts stationed at an enemy aerodrome. By the end of the First World War, Bishop had a score of 72 aces which made him the British Empire's second highest scoring ace.

During World War II, Bishop was assigned Air marshall with the Royal Canadian Air Force and assisted with recruiting. After several years of ill health, Bishop died on September 11, 1956 in Palm Beach, Florida and was laid to rest at Greenwood Cemetery in Owen Sound, Ontario.

William << Billy >> Bishop est né le 8 février 1894 à Owen Sound, Ontario. Lorsque la Première Guerre mondiale éclata, Bishop était élève-officier au Collège militaire royal de Kingston. Le 30 septembre 1914, il se joignit au 9th Mississauga Horse du Corps expéditionnaire canadien, passé par la suite au Royal Flying Corps, il allait y recevoir de nombreuses décorations. Il fut le premier aviateur canadien à se voir décerner la Croix de Victoria, qu`il reçut pour les gestes qu`il posa au cours d`une attawue menée le 2 juin 1917 tôt le matin sur un terrain d`aviation ennemi, près de Cambrai, en France. Effectuant une mission en solitaire derrière les lignes ennemies alors que tout était contre lui, Bishop détruisit sept avions stationnés sur un aérodrome. À la fin de la Première Guerre mondiale, Bishop comptait 72 victoires répertoriées, arrivant au deuxième rang des as de l`Empire britannique.

Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Bishop fut maréchal de l`air dans l`Aviation royale du Canada et contribua au recrutement. Il mourut le 11 septembre 1956 à Palm Beach (Floride), après avoir lutté contre la maladie pendant plusieurs années. Il repose au cimetière Greenwood d`Owen Sound (Ontario).

Name: Billy Bishop Park

Street Location: 1 Bishops Mills Drive

Local Municipality: Kanata

State/Province, etc.: ON

Country: Canada

Web Site: [Web Link]

Memorial/Commemoration: Billy Bishop (1894-1956)

Date Established: 2002

Picnic Facilities: benches

Recreational Facilities:
children's playground, splash pad


Fountains: splash pad: four ground fountains, a water cannon and a tall post that creates a water dome

Monuments/Statues: Not listed

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed

Special Events: Not listed

Traditional Geocaches: Not listed

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