Raymond Collishaw Military person

Air Vice Marshal Raymond Collishaw CB, DSO & Bar, OBE, DSC, DFC, RAF (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.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 22, 1893
Birth place	Nanaimo , Canada
Date of death	September 28, 1976
Place of death	West Vancouver , Canada

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Military person

allegiance	Canada
award	Order of the Bath Mentioned in dispatches Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order
military operations	Russian Civil War World War II World War I
military branch	Royal Air Force Royal Naval Air Service
military command	No. 23 Squadron RAF Upper Heyford No. 14 Group No. 204 Group No. 30 Squadron No. 41 Squadron No. 5 Wing RAF Bircham Newton
relation	George Leonard Trapp