William George Billy Barker

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William George Billy Barker

• By
• Adam
• 8-16

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Early Years

• Billy Barker was born in Dauphin, Manitoba in
  1894. As a child he didnt care much for school.
  Instead, he rode horses and learned to shoot. He
  did numerous chores and saved up to
  buy ammunition. He became interested in
  aeroplanes and flying early, and soon learned to
  fly.

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Later Life.

• At the age of twenty, Barker joined the RCFA and
  was drafted to WW1. He fought in many battles and
  climbed in ranks. He shot down over seventy enemy
  aircraft, much like the one pictured below.

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Main Accomplishments.

• Billy Barker was a survivor. He crashed his
  aircraft three times and survived. Once he even
  crashed into an ocean and had to be airlifted
  out! However, he is best known for the number of
  enemy zepplins he destroyed.

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Why Was He Famous?

• Billy Barker was well known mainly because of the
  amount of enemy aircraft he shot down. When the
  war ended, Barker had gotten over seventy-two
  (72) kills. The only person who surpassed his
  record was Billy Baron, who had seventy-five (75)
  kills.

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Other Interesting Facts.

• Surprisingly, Barker wasnt a very good pilot.
  Even more amazingly, Barker was afraid of
  heights! The only reason Barker joined the
  airforce was to avoid being in the army. Barker
  barley knew how to fire a gun.

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Bibliography

• Book Heros of WW1 by Raymond Johnson.
• Book WW1 Flights by Jack Balton
• Book Mysteries of Air Combat by George Louie.
• Book Dogfighter and Pilots by Arnold Schmo