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