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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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| 1651 |
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Walkerdine, Bernard Albert |
?? Mar 1977 (79) |
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| 1652 |
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Bassenge, Gerhard |
13 Mar 1977 (80) |
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| 1653 |
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Reid, Alec Stratford Cunningham |
26 Mar 1977 |
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| 1654 |
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Bryson, Oliver Campbell |
27 Mar 1977 (81) |
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| 1655 |
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Hedley, John Herbert |
01 Apr 1977 (90) |
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| 1656 |
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Napier, Ian Patrick Robert |
09 May 1977 (82) |
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| 1657 |
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Clappison, Henry Gordon |
15 May 1977 (79) |
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| 1658 |
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Tarascon, Paul Albert Pierre |
11 Jun 1977 (95) |
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| 1659 |
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Mueller (Müller), Hans Karl |
23 Jun 1977 (85) |
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| 1660 |
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Blaiklock, George Walker |
?? Jul 1977 (86) |
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| 1661 |
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Curtis, Wilfred Austin |
07 Aug 1977 (84) |
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| 1662 |
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Battesti, François Marie Noel |
24 Aug 1977 (87) |
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| 1663 |
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De Gaillard De la Valden, Jean Pierre Marie Joseph |
26 Aug 1977 (82) |
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| 1664 |
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Fucini, Mario |
01 Sep 1977 (86) |
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| 1665 |
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Sykes, Ronald |
15 Sep 1977 (78) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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