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