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Raymond Collishaw was born at on the 22nd November 1893 in Nanaimo, British Columbia. At the age of 15, Raymond Collishaw joined the Canadian Fisheries Protection Services as a cabin boy on board the Alcedo when it sailed into the Arctic Circle in search of the Stefansson expedition. Unfortunately, it arrived too late to save the expedition. In 1914 when the great war broke out, Collishaw first thought of joining the Royal Navy, and went to England at his own expense. By 1915, Collishaw had worked his way up to first officer in the Navy and by the end of that year Collishaw joined the Royal Naval Air Service. In January 1916 Collishaw qualified as a Pilot. Raymond Collishaw joined the RNAS 3rd Wing on the 2nd of August 1916 which was operating in France at Ochey, piloting the Sopwith one and half strutter. His first recorded victory was on October 12th 1916 while he was flying escort on the Wings first large-scale raid into Germany, against the Mauser Rifle Factory at Oberndorf. The bombers had nearly reached their target when they were attacked by six German Fokkers. Collishaw got into position to allow his observer to fire on one, and he evidently damaged it. Collishaws aircraft then gained height and turned, firing a burst with the front gun. The German Fokker fighter was hit and dived out of control, crashing to the ground. Collishaw went on to two score two more victories in an impressive way. He was attacked from above by 6 Albatroses. He went down close to the ground and in the skirmish that followed shot down two of the attackers. This was witnessed by French troops, and so impressed were the French that hew as awarded the Croix de Guerre. In February, 1917, Collishaw joined No 3 Naval Squadron which was serving near Cambrai in support of the Army. In this time he added one more victory and in April 1917 Collishaw transferred to No.10 Naval Squadron. By the end of the first world war Raymond Collishaw was the highest scoring RNAS Ace and the second highest scoring Canadian pilot of the war. He served during the Second World War and retired at the rank of Air Vice Marshal. He passed away on the 28th of September 1976 at the age of 82. |
Raymond Collishaw
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