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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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| 1846 |
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Birks, Gerald Alfred |
26 May 1991 (97) |
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| 1847 |
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Badham, William Terry |
06 Jun 1991 (96) |
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| 1848 |
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Brooks, Arthur Raymond |
17 Jul 1991 (96) |
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| 1849 |
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Gifford, Rupert Cyril D'Arcy |
20 Oct 1991 (93) |
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| 1850 |
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Davies, Douglas Arthur |
?? ?? 1992 (96) |
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| 1851 |
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Mott, Harold Edgar |
27 Jan 1992 (95) |
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| 1852 |
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Powell, Frederick James |
?? May 1992 (97) |
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| 1853 |
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Fry, William Mayes |
04 Aug 1992 (96) |
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| 1854 |
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Jones, George |
24 Aug 1992 (96) |
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| 1855 |
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Mansbridge, Leslie Morton |
?? Oct 1992 (95) |
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| 1856 |
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Gibbs, Gerald Ernest |
13 Oct 1992 (96) |
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| 1857 |
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Ellwood, Aubrey Beauclerk |
20 Dec 1992 (95) |
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| 1858 |
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Ransley, Frank Cecil |
31 Dec 1992 (95) |
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| 1859 |
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Baur, Johann |
?? ?? 1993 (96) |
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| 1860 |
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Pearson, James William |
26 Jan 1993 (98) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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