Lynette Bishop, nicknamed Lynne, hails from Britannia and serves as a witch in the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, rising from Sergeant to Flight Sergeant. She is the daughter of Minnie Bishop, a First Neuroi War veteran, and belongs to a wealthy merchant family with seven siblings. Her older sister, Wilma Bishop, also serves as a Britannian air defense witch. As a middle child, Lynette developed domestic habits caring for her siblings, fostering a reserved and occasionally clumsy personality. Her background includes an all-girls school with limited contact with men before joining the military. Painfully shy, kind, and gentle, Lynette often apologizes reflexively. Despite this passivity, she possesses strong will and reliability. She struggles with self-confidence in combat due to the pressure of defending her homeland. Her domestic skills shine in brewing tea and making candies, a role she fills within the squadron by often suggesting tea during preparations, though she lacks skill in general cooking. Lynette harbors insecurities about her breast size and aspires to become a housewife. Her development starts upon joining the 501st shortly before Yoshika Miyafuji. While excelling in training, Lynette freezes in actual combat, losing confidence. Assigned as Yoshika's roommate, their friendship helps her overcome fear, especially after Yoshika aids her in achieving her first aerial victory. This marks a turning point; Lynette gradually improves her combat skills and self-assurance. Her relationship with Perrine Clostermann evolves from poor compatibility to a close friendship, particularly during Gallia's reconstruction after the Britannian campaign. Post-war, she assists in rebuilding Gallia alongside Perrine and Amelie Planchard, caring for orphaned children at Perrine's mansion. Lynette serves primarily as a sniper, wielding her innate "Ballistic Stabilization" magic to stabilize and enhance projectiles, increasing bullet speed, power, and range, though control diminishes with non-ballistic objects. She uses a modified Boys Anti-Tank Rifle Mk.I with a Mk.II muzzle brake. Her Striker Units are the Ultramarine Spitfire Mk.IX and Mk.22, both bearing the DW-N code from the 610th RAF Squadron. Wing Commander Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke notes her potential as a future commander due to her ability to grasp battlefield overviews. Lynette appears across multiple Strike Witches media: all anime seasons, the film, OVAs like Operation Victory Arrow and Road to Berlin, light novels such as Noble Witches and Strike Witches 2, manga series including One-Winged Witches and The 501st Joint Fighter Wing, and video games like Kiseki no Rondo and Wings of Silver. In the "What If—1947" scenario, she retires as a lieutenant and corresponds with Yoshika, who pursues medical studies. Her familiar is a Scottish Fold cat named Concertina, lacking the breed's characteristic folded ears. Her historical pilot archetype is ambiguous, potentially drawing from Arthur Bishop (son of Canadian WWI ace Billy Bishop) or RAF pilot John Ellis, with her Spitfire's DW-N code referencing Ellis's aircraft. Jackie Mann, sharing her June 11 birthday and serving in the Battle of Britain, is another possible influence.