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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  
1726 Arigi, Julius 01 Aug 1981 (86)
1727 Jacobsen, Fritz 03 Aug 1981 (87)
1728 Maushake, Heinrich 31 Aug 1981 (87)
1729 Staudacher, Georg 15 Oct 1981 (83)
1730 Crundall, Edward Duncan ?? Dec 1981 (85)
1731 Morgan, Josiah Lewis ?? ?? 1982 (89)
1732 Godfrey, Albert Earl 01 Jan 1982 (92)
1733 Price, William Thomas 17 Jan 1982 (87)
1734 Mai, Josef 18 Jan 1982 (95)
1735 Hudson, Harold Byrn ?? Feb 1982 (84)
1736 Chappell, Roy Williamson 07 Feb 1982 (86)
1737 Hardman, James Donald Innes 02 Mar 1982 (83)
1738 Lambert, William Carpenter 19 Mar 1982 (88)
1739 Hoy, Ernest Charles 22 Apr 1982 (87)
1740 McRae, Russell Fern 16 May 1982 (86)
Total Records: 1865
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