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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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| 1831 |
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Schobinger, Viktor |
24 May 1989 (96) |
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| 1832 |
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Andrews, John Oliver |
29 May 1989 (93) |
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| 1833 |
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Chidlaw-Roberts, Robert Leslie |
01 Jun 1989 (93) |
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| 1834 |
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Vaughn, George Augustus |
31 Jul 1989 (92) |
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| 1835 |
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Schoenebeck, Carl-August von |
04 Sep 1989 (91) |
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| 1836 |
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Hills, John |
?? Dec 1989 (92) |
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| 1837 |
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Wall, Anthony Herbert William |
?? Dec 1989 (101) |
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| 1838 |
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Gordon, Robert MacIntyre |
19 Apr 1990 (91) |
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| 1839 |
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Wright, William Alan |
26 Apr 1990 (95) |
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| 1840 |
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Groom, Victor Emmanuel |
?? Dec 1990 (92) |
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| 1841 |
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Campbell, Douglas |
16 Dec 1990 (94) |
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| 1842 |
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Whitham, Charles Myers |
?? ?? 1991 (93) |
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| 1843 |
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Preston, John Carbery |
?? Feb 1991 (93) |
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| 1844 |
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Giles, Wilfred Bertie |
?? Mar 1991 (95) |
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| 1845 |
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Reid, George Ranald MacFarlane |
19 May 1991 (98) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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