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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.
 
  Name   Date of Death  
1576 Hoare, Edward 08 Oct 1973 (83)
1577 Favre De Thierrens, Jean-Paul Jacques 17 Oct 1973 (78)
1578 Foster, Robert Mordaunt 23 Oct 1973 (75)
1579 Hardcastle, Ernest ?? Nov 1973 (75)
1580 Allen, Charles Philip ?? ?? 1974 (75)
1581 Antcliffe, Ernest ?? ?? 1974 (76)
1582 Chisam, William Hargrove ?? ?? 1974 (80)
1583 Jeffs, Charles Hubert ?? ?? 1974 (79)
1584 Latta, James Douglas ?? ?? 1974 (77)
1585 Davison, Hiram Franklin ?? Jan 1974 (80)
1586 Thoene (Thöne), Wilhelm 17 Jan 1974 (81)
1587 Cook, Everett Richard 21 Jan 1974 (80)
1588 Moore, Hugh Fitzgerald 05 Mar 1974 (76)
1589 Griffith, Hugh Bradford ?? Apr 1974 (81)
1590 Fysh, Wilmot Hudson 06 Apr 1974 (79)
Total Records: 1865
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