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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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| 1771 |
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Thomas, Meredith |
20 May 1984 (92) |
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| 1772 |
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Bunting, Stanton William |
10 Sep 1984 (86) |
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| 1773 |
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Waight, Dennis Edward |
?? Oct 1984 (89) |
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| 1774 |
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Smythe, Cyril Richard |
02 Nov 1984 (85) |
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| 1775 |
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Straehle (Strähle), Paul |
?? ?? 1985 (92) |
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| 1776 |
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Hoy, Campbell Alexander |
?? Mar 1985 (92) |
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| 1777 |
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Cooper, Arthur Cyril |
?? Apr 1985 (91) |
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| 1778 |
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Pierce, Edmund |
?? Apr 1985 (89) |
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| 1779 |
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Ingalls, David Sinton |
26 Apr 1985 (86) |
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| 1780 |
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Guthrie, Murray Kenneth |
21 May 1985 (89) |
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| 1781 |
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Taylor, Frank Harold |
07 Jun 1985 (89) |
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| 1782 |
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Gordon, Frederick Stanley |
27 Jun 1985 (88) |
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| 1783 |
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Williams, Thomas Frederic |
25 Jul 1985 (100) |
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| 1784 |
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Chavannes, Fernand Henri |
05 Oct 1985 (88) |
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| 1785 |
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Coadou, Arthur Marie Marcel |
22 Oct 1985 (88) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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