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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  
1666 Callahan, Laurence Kingsley 17 Sep 1977 (83)
1667 Debenham, Horace Gilbert Wanklyn 01 Nov 1977 (80)
1668 Stoer (Stör), Wilhelm 12 Dec 1977 (84)
1669 Cambray, William Charles ?? ?? 1978 (84)
1670 Hall, John Herbert ?? ?? 1978 (79)
1671 Pearson, Laurence Herbert ?? ?? 1978 (79)
1672 Seth-Smith, Kenneth Arthur ?? ?? 1978 (81)
1673 Dahlmann, Theodor 21 Jan 1978 (86)
1674 Jensen, Johannes 07 Feb 1978 (80)
1675 Naudin, Gustave 16 Apr 1978 (88)
1676 Conder, Reginald Edward 07 May 1978 (80)
1677 Fleischer, Alfred 11 Jun 1978 (83)
1678 Anslinger, Leopold 18 Jun 1978 (87)
1679 Student, Kurt Arthur Benno 01 Jul 1978 (88)
1680 Swale, Edwin 19 Jul 1978 (79)
Total Records: 1865
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