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