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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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| 256 |
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Park, Keith Rodney |
06 Feb 1975 (83) |
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| 257 |
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Reali, Antonio |
19 Jan 1975 (84) |
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| 258 |
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Osterkamp, Theodor |
02 Jan 1975 (83) |
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| 259 |
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Highwood, Sidney William |
?? ?? 1975 (79) |
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| 260 |
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Doyle, John Edgcumbe |
24 Nov 1974 (81) |
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| 261 |
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Griffith, John Sharpe |
14 Oct 1974 (76) |
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| 262 |
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Lussier, Emile John |
?? Oct 1974 (79) |
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| 263 |
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Newnham, Maurice Ashdown |
?? Oct 1974 (77) |
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| 264 |
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Arnison, Charles Henry |
04 Sep 1974 (81) |
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| 265 |
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De Seversky, Alexander |
25 Aug 1974 (80) |
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| 266 |
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d'Olive, Charles Rudolph |
20 Jul 1974 (78) |
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| 267 |
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Foster, George Buchanan |
03 Jun 1974 (77) |
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| 268 |
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Reed, Valentine |
?? Jun 1974 (82) |
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| 269 |
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Crowe, Cyril Marconi |
31 May 1974 (80) |
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| 270 |
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Frew, Matthew Brown |
28 May 1974 (79) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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