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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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| 1786 |
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Bair, Hilbert Leigh |
24 Nov 1985 (91) |
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| 1787 |
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Charley, Reginald Morse |
?? ?? 1986 (94) |
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| 1788 |
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Franklyn, Adrian Winfrid |
?? ?? 1986 (87) |
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| 1789 |
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Bartlett, Charles Philip Oldfield |
?? Mar 1986 (97) |
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| 1790 |
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Tinsley, William |
?? Apr 1986 (91) |
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| 1791 |
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Neville, Roger Henry Gartside |
?? May 1986 (91) |
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| 1792 |
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Holligan, Philip Terence |
29 Jul 1986 (88) |
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| 1793 |
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Beaver, Wilfred |
19 Aug 1986 (89) |
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| 1794 |
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Banfield, Gottfried Freiherr von |
23 Sep 1986 (96) |
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| 1795 |
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Crabb, Earl Frederick |
18 Oct 1986 (87) |
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| 1796 |
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Beamish, Harold Francis |
26 Oct 1986 (90) |
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| 1797 |
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Le Blanc-Smith, Maurice |
29 Oct 1986 (90) |
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| 1798 |
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Carter, Alfred Williams |
17 Dec 1986 (92) |
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| 1799 |
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Rochford, Leonard Henry |
17 Dec 1986 (90) |
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| 1800 |
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Coppens de Houthulst, Willy Omer François Jean |
21 Dec 1986 (94) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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