A friend of mine, who I had dinner with tonight, and is
>far more knowledgeable on the WW1 air war, than I,
>told of the Canadian Ace Bishop using a RE-8 or 'Harry Tate' as it was known >as bait.
Sounds about as mythical as Bishop's kills. The whole sad story can be found here:
Thank You Tom. I will check the book out. I also believe that many of Bishop's claims are to be questioned, especially all those made after The Red Baron was out of the game and the race was on to match or better his score. Mike IPMS
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