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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  
181 Bretillon, Alexandre Albert Roger 18 Nov 1978 (83)
182 Lecoq De Kerland, Marie Charles Maurice 05 Nov 1978 (91)
183 Bowman, Clifford 31 Oct 1978 (79)
184 Bannerman, Ronald Burns 02 Aug 1978 (88)
185 Jacobs, Josef Carl Peter 29 Jul 1978 (84)
186 Swale, Edwin 19 Jul 1978 (79)
187 Student, Kurt Arthur Benno 01 Jul 1978 (88)
188 Anslinger, Leopold 18 Jun 1978 (87)
189 Fleischer, Alfred 11 Jun 1978 (83)
190 Conder, Reginald Edward 07 May 1978 (80)
191 Naudin, Gustave 16 Apr 1978 (88)
192 Jensen, Johannes 07 Feb 1978 (80)
193 Dahlmann, Theodor 21 Jan 1978 (86)
194 Cambray, William Charles ?? ?? 1978 (84)
195 Hall, John Herbert ?? ?? 1978 (79)
Total Records: 1865
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