VERY NICELY MATTED AND FRAMED PIECE OF ART, A PRINT, BY STAN STOKES - TITLED: BOOM BOOM BILLY - TITLED, SIGNED AND NUMBERED 2146/4750   - CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED - THERE IS THE NEWSPAPER CLIPPING WITH BILLY'S AUTOGRAPH (VERY FAINT) - WILLIAM AVERY BISHOP, THE TOP SCORING RFC ACE OF WWI WAS BORN IN  ONTARIO CANADA IN 1894 - THEN WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 14TH BALLALION OF THE CANDADIAN MOUNTED RIFLES - HE TRANSFERRED TO THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS IN 1915 - SENT TO FRANCE TO FLY WITH NO.21 SQUADRON - IN LATE 1916 HE BEGAN PILOT TRAINING AND IN MARCH OF 1917 BISHOP WAS POSTED TO NO. 60 SQUADRON FLYING NIEUPORT SCOUTS - HE WAS AWARDED THE DSO  - HE RECEIVED THE VICTORIA CROSS - BILLY BISHOP PASSED AWAY IN 1956 AT THE AGE OF SEVENTY - IN STAN STOKES' NOSTALGIC PAINTING THE TOP RFC ACE IS DEPICTED EARLY IN HIS CAREER FLYING HIS NIEUPORT AGAINST A GERMAN ALBATROS - THE FRAME SIZE IS APPR: 17" X 29", THE SITE SIZE IS APPROX. 11" X 15 1/2" - THERE IS ONE STAIN ON THE MATTING ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT (SEE THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH) - OVERALL, VERY GOOD CONDITION - A BEAUTIFUL SILKSCREEN PRINT - PLEASE NOTE:  THIS PIECE WILL BE PACKAGED AND SHIPPED BY UPS - I HAVE INCLUDED 10 PHOTOGRAPHS AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION, PLEASE VIEW THEM ALL - ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE EMAIL BEFORE BIDDING - PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS - I HAVE MORE ARTWORK LISTED AT THIS TIME - THANKS FOR LOOKING!