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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  
1711 Pezon, Jean Andre 24 Aug 1980 (82)
1712 Zenzes, Alexander ?? Sep 1980 (82)
1713 Falkenberg, Carl Frederick 07 Oct 1980 (83)
1714 Dodds, Robert 08 Oct 1980 (87)
1715 O'Neill, Ralph Ambrose 23 Oct 1980 (84)
1716 Pope, Sydney Leo George 05 Nov 1980 (82)
1717 Caldwell, Keith Logan 28 Nov 1980 (85)
1718 MacGregor, Norman Miers ?? ?? 1981 (85)
1719 McRobert, Leslie Harrison ?? ?? 1981 (83)
1720 Hunt, Hubert Cecil 11 Jan 1981 (83)
1721 Duffus, Chester Stairs 23 Feb 1981 (90)
1722 Larson, Jens Fredrick 06 May 1981 (90)
1723 Thiede, Fritz 14 Jun 1981 (85)
1724 Millman, Norman Craig 27 Jul 1981 (91)
1725 Molyneux, Harold Arthur Sydney ?? Aug 1981 (85)
Total Records: 1865
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