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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  
211 Hedley, John Herbert 01 Apr 1977 (90)
212 Bryson, Oliver Campbell 27 Mar 1977 (81)
213 Reid, Alec Stratford Cunningham 26 Mar 1977
214 Bassenge, Gerhard 13 Mar 1977 (80)
215 Walkerdine, Bernard Albert ?? Mar 1977 (79)
216 Venter, Cristoffel Johannes 20 Feb 1977 (84)
217 Cox, George Montague 19 Feb 1977 (85)
218 Scaroni, Silvio 16 Feb 1977 (84)
219 Gass, Charles George 04 Jan 1977 (79)
220 Seabrook, Joseph Powell ?? ?? 1977 (80)
221 Waldhausen, Hans 06 Nov 1976 (84)
222 Sardier, Jean Marie Luc Gilbert 07 Oct 1976 (79)
223 Keating, James Alfred 02 Oct 1976 (79)
224 Hodson, George Stacey 01 Oct 1976 (77)
225 Collishaw, Raymond 28 Sep 1976 (83)
Total Records: 1865
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