Raymond Collishaw, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Raymond Collishaw

Royal Air Force air marshal

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1893

Place of Birth: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Date of Death: 28-Sep-1976

Profession: military personnel, aircraft pilot

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Raymond P.
Collishaw, (22 November 1893 – 28 September 1976) was a distinguished Canadian fighter pilot, squadron leader, and commanding officer who served in the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and later the Royal Air Force.
He was the highest scoring RNAS flying ace and the second highest scoring Canadian pilot of the First World War.
He was noted as a great leader in the air, leading many of his own formations into battle.
As a member of the RAF during the Second World War, he commanded No.
204 Group (which later became the Desert Air Force) in North Africa.