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EXTRAIT ORB: - ("More A/A fire about 0400 hours. S/Ldr KNOX out & about after his recent bout of sickness. A/A fire on e/a in the vicinity of the aerodrome at 11:30 hrs. 10th leave Port left for England today at 1200 hrs; F/O D. KAIN in charge of the party. Sky became overcast during afternoon. P/O L.G. BISHOP failed to return from a patrol, & it was later established that his office had crashed at a point 2 kilos. E of ST PRNAT LA MONTAIGNE, & was killed instantly. It is not possible to establish with any degree of certainty the cause of the accident, but as P/O BISHOP had complained only yesterday of breath difficulty with oxygen at 20,000, it may be assumed that he fainted & failed to recover before hitting the ground.
P/O BISHOP was a quiet retiring disposition, very willing to learn his job, & would have proved a worthy acquisition to the squadron had he survived. His loss is deeply regretted."
Original) - (AIR 27/629/11 - source : Nat Arch UK - Traduction DC via Copilot):
P/O L.G. Bishop n'est pas revenu d'une patrouille, et il a été établi plus tard que son avion s'était écrasé à 2 km E de St-Privat-la-Montagne, et a été tué instantanément. Il n'est pas possible d'établir avec certitude la cause de l'accident, mais comme P/O Bishop s'était plaint seulement hier de difficultés respiratoires avec l'oxygène à 20 000 pieds, on peut supposer qu'il s'est évanoui et n'a pas réussi à se rétablir avant de toucher le sol.
Le P/O Bishop était un homme calme et réservé, très désireux d'apprendre son métier, et aurait été une acquisition digne de l'escadron s'il avait survécu. Sa perte est profondément regrettée."
Tombe P/O Bishop (CRDH via M Auburtin) | | 
P/O Lloyd George Bishop (Origine) |
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