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Fifteen year old Raymond Collishaw joined the Canadian Fisheries Protection Services in Over the next seven years he worked his way from cabin boy to first officer. In January , he joined the Royal Naval Air Service as a probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant. Eventually commanding the famous "Black Flight," he was the first pilot to claim 6 victories in one day and the highest scoring ace to fly the Sopwith Triplane. When the war ended, he remained in the Royal Air Force, rising to the rank of Air Vice-Marshal. Raymond collishaw biographyCollishaw was the brother-in-law of Canadian ace George Leonard Trapp. "While in the air you constantly turned your head, first to one side and then to the other, making sure that nothing was on your tail. This, by the way, was the reason for the traditional silk scarves worn by the fighter pilots." Raymond Collishaw | |
| Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) |
| Flt.-Lieut.
Raymond Collishaw, R.N.A.S. |