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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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1591 |
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Coombe, James George |
09 Apr 1974 (80) |
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1592 |
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Brownell, Raymond James |
12 Apr 1974 (80) |
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1593 |
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Daladier, Gustave Victorin |
16 Apr 1974 (86) |
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1594 |
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Price, Stephen William |
19 Apr 1974 (81) |
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1595 |
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Leask, Kenneth Malise St. Clair Graeme |
24 Apr 1974 (78) |
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1596 |
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Frew, Matthew Brown |
28 May 1974 (79) |
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1597 |
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Crowe, Cyril Marconi |
31 May 1974 (80) |
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1598 |
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Reed, Valentine |
?? Jun 1974 (82) |
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1599 |
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Foster, George Buchanan |
03 Jun 1974 (77) |
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1600 |
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d'Olive, Charles Rudolph |
20 Jul 1974 (78) |
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1601 |
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De Seversky, Alexander |
25 Aug 1974 (80) |
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1602 |
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Arnison, Charles Henry |
04 Sep 1974 (81) |
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1603 |
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Lussier, Emile John |
?? Oct 1974 (79) |
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1604 |
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Newnham, Maurice Ashdown |
?? Oct 1974 (77) |
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1605 |
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Griffith, John Sharpe |
14 Oct 1974 (76) |
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Total Records: 1865 |
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