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Even according to Bishop's detractors, his marksmanship was undisputed. He put in quite a bit of time at target practice. And he was considered by many to be a crack shot.
It seems to me, that if we had no problem finding corroboration among the German records for his claims, we would not be commenting derisively on his shooting skills, among his "other virtues."
At least he made an attempt to identify his foes, unlike Fonck, who I am told, in many of his claims simply identified them as "enemy 2-seater" or "enemy single-seater."
But considering how everyone likes to pick on Bishop's mis-identification of the Albatros types at Esnes/Estourmel, perhaps he should have generalized instead.
VBR,
Al Lowe
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Al Lowe
The Billy Bishop Zone
The posession of arms is the distinction between a Freeman and a slave.
- MP Andrew Fletcher, 1698
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