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because he won 16 metal's and he was the first Canadian that to receive Victoria Cross :)

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Billy Bishop was a Canadian ace in world war won. He was credited 72 victories, including a raid on a German aerodrome on June 2, 1917. He was given the Victoria cross for this achievement.

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