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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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1756 |
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LeBoutillier, Oliver Colin |
12 May 1983 (89) |
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1757 |
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Satchell, Harold Leslie |
08 Jun 1983 (87) |
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1758 |
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Amantea, Antonio |
13 Jul 1983 (89) |
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1759 |
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Staton, William Ernest |
22 Jul 1983 (85) |
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1760 |
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Whitney, Robert Kenneth |
15 Aug 1983 (85) |
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1761 |
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White, Hugh Granville |
23 Sep 1983 (85) |
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1762 |
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MacGregor, Andrew |
24 Oct 1983 (86) |
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1763 |
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Heldmann, Alois |
01 Nov 1983 (88) |
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1764 |
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Rudkin, John |
?? Jan 1984 (86) |
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1765 |
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Conn, Kenneth Burns |
30 Jan 1984 (88) |
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1766 |
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Harris, Arthur Travers |
05 Apr 1984 (92) |
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1767 |
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Fullard, Philip Fletcher |
24 Apr 1984 (87) |
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1768 |
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Draisey, Arthur Stuart |
26 Apr 1984 (85) |
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1769 |
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Gallwitz, Karl |
17 May 1984 (89) |
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1770 |
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Larner, DeFreest |
20 May 1984 (87) |
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Total Records: 1865 |
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