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