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