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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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| 1696 |
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Magoun, Francis Peabody |
05 Jun 1979 (84) |
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| 1697 |
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Stenseth, Martinus |
25 Jun 1979 (89) |
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| 1698 |
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Hughes, Eric Yorath |
14 Jul 1979 (85) |
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| 1699 |
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Baker, Brian Edmund |
08 Oct 1979 (83) |
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| 1700 |
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Hay De Slade, Henri Joseph Marie |
02 Nov 1979 (86) |
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| 1701 |
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Britnell, Frederick John Shaw |
?? ?? 1980 (81) |
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| 1702 |
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Eldon, Horace George |
?? ?? 1980 (83) |
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| 1703 |
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Todd, John |
?? ?? 1980 (81) |
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| 1704 |
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Dubonnet, André |
20 Jan 1980 (83) |
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| 1705 |
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Cock, Geoffrey Hornblower |
16 Feb 1980 (84) |
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| 1706 |
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Holliday, Fred Parkinson |
05 Mar 1980 (92) |
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| 1707 |
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Dickson, Euan |
10 Mar 1980 (88) |
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| 1708 |
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Johnson, George Owen |
28 Mar 1980 (84) |
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| 1709 |
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Iaccaci, August Thayer |
30 Apr 1980 (87) |
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| 1710 |
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Cowper, Andrew King |
25 Jun 1980 (82) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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