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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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| 166 |
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Hay De Slade, Henri Joseph Marie |
02 Nov 1979 (86) |
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| 167 |
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Baker, Brian Edmund |
08 Oct 1979 (83) |
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| 168 |
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Hughes, Eric Yorath |
14 Jul 1979 (85) |
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| 169 |
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Stenseth, Martinus |
25 Jun 1979 (89) |
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| 170 |
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Magoun, Francis Peabody |
05 Jun 1979 (84) |
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| 171 |
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Elliott, William Boyd |
27 Mar 1979 (81) |
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| 172 |
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Stanton, Frederick Cecil |
20 Mar 1979 (84) |
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| 173 |
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Drummond, John Elmer |
29 Jan 1979 (82) |
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| 174 |
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Draper, Christopher |
16 Jan 1979 (87) |
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| 175 |
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Unger, Kenneth Russell |
06 Jan 1979 (81) |
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| 176 |
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Lavers, Charles Stewart Touzeau |
?? ?? 1979 (83) |
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| 177 |
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Liversedge, Sydney Tyndall |
?? ?? 1979 (82) |
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| 178 |
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Tyrrell, William Upton |
?? ?? 1979 (83) |
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| 179 |
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Gordon, John Rutherford |
11 Dec 1978 (83) |
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| 180 |
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Blennerhasset, Giles Noble |
04 Dec 1978 (83) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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