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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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| 1816 |
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Farrell, Conway MacAlister Gray |
31 Mar 1988 (90) |
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| 1817 |
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Howsam, George Robert |
16 Apr 1988 (93) |
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| 1818 |
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Roques, Jacques Raphaël |
?? May 1988 (91) |
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| 1819 |
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Johnston, Edgar Charles |
22 May 1988 (92) |
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| 1820 |
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Coombes, Lawrence Percival |
02 Jun 1988 (89) |
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| 1821 |
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MacLaren, Donald Roderick |
04 Jul 1988 (95) |
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| 1822 |
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Grange, Edward Rochfort |
13 Jul 1988 (96) |
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| 1823 |
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Chambers, Percival Vernon Godfrey |
?? Sep 1988 (98) |
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| 1824 |
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Balfour, Harold Harington |
21 Sep 1988 (91) |
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| 1825 |
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Alexander, William Melville |
04 Oct 1988 (91) |
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| 1826 |
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Aldridge, John Arthur |
?? Nov 1988 (89) |
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| 1827 |
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Platel, Sidney Henri |
?? Nov 1988 (94) |
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| 1828 |
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Fall, Joseph Stewart Temple |
01 Dec 1988 (93) |
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| 1829 |
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Williamson, Alec |
28 Dec 1988 (90) |
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| 1830 |
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Stephenson, William Samuel |
31 Jan 1989 (93) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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