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An ace is a military aviator or airman credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft. The term ace originated in World War I when French newspapers described Adolphe Pègoud as l'as (French for ace) after he shot down five German aircraft. |
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Name |
 Date of Death |
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Lewis, Cecil Arthur |
27 Jan 1997 (99) |
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| 2 |
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Groos, Gisbert-Wilhelm |
?? ?? 1997 |
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| 3 |
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Lewis, Gwilym Hugh |
?? Dec 1996 (99) |
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| 4 |
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Smith, William Thomas |
?? ?? 1994 (98) |
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| 5 |
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Joy, Ernest Graham |
21 Jun 1993 (105) |
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| 6 |
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Pearson, James William |
26 Jan 1993 (98) |
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| 7 |
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Baur, Johann |
?? ?? 1993 (96) |
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| 8 |
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Ransley, Frank Cecil |
31 Dec 1992 (95) |
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| 9 |
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Ellwood, Aubrey Beauclerk |
20 Dec 1992 (95) |
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| 10 |
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Gibbs, Gerald Ernest |
13 Oct 1992 (96) |
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| 11 |
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Mansbridge, Leslie Morton |
?? Oct 1992 (95) |
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| 12 |
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Jones, George |
24 Aug 1992 (96) |
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| 13 |
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Fry, William Mayes |
04 Aug 1992 (96) |
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| 14 |
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Powell, Frederick James |
?? May 1992 (97) |
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| 15 |
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Mott, Harold Edgar |
27 Jan 1992 (95) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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