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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  
226 Poupon, Roger 12 Sep 1976 (88)
227 Gastin, Paul Adrien 23 Aug 1976 (90)
228 Junck, Werner 06 Aug 1976 (81)
229 MacMillan, Norman 05 Aug 1976 (84)
230 Howell, Malcolm Clifford 11 Jun 1976 (81)
231 Barbreau, Paul Augustin Edouard 02 Jun 1976 (82)
232 Corey, Irving Banfield 18 Apr 1976 (84)
233 Nash, Gerald Ewart 10 Apr 1976 (80)
234 Wallace, Hazel LeRoy 22 Mar 1976 (79)
235 Bocchese, Aldo 19 Mar 1976 (82)
236 Buelow-Bothkamp (Bülow-Bothkamp), Harry von 27 Feb 1976 (79)
237 Lagesse, Camille Henri Raoul 15 Feb 1976 (83)
238 Pidcock, Geoffrey Arthur Henzell ?? Feb 1976 (79)
239 Maynard, Forster Herbert Martin 26 Jan 1976 (83)
240 Latimer, Dennis 12 Jan 1976 (81)
Total Records: 1865
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