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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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| 346 |
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Kueppers (Küppers), Kurt |
24 Jun 1971 (77) |
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| 347 |
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Rose, Oren John |
21 Jun 1971 (79) |
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| 348 |
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Hollinghurst, Leslie Norman |
08 Jun 1971 (76) |
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| 349 |
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Collins, Lewis Isaac |
01 Jun 1971 (77) |
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| 350 |
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Simon, Walter Carl |
16 May 1971 (85) |
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| 351 |
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Wertheim (Wertheimer), Pierre Armand |
30 Apr 1971 (83) |
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| 352 |
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Bissonette, Charles Arthur |
26 Apr 1971 (75) |
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| 353 |
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Ambrogi, Marius Jean Paul Elzeard |
25 Apr 1971 (76) |
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| 354 |
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Carpenter, Peter |
21 Mar 1971 (80) |
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| 355 |
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Barbaza, Yves Felix |
26 Feb 1971 (78) |
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| 356 |
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Knowles, James |
20 Feb 1971 (75) |
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| 357 |
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Atkey, Alfred Clayburn |
10 Feb 1971 (77) |
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| 358 |
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Woollven, Charles Henry Chapman |
07 Jan 1971 (74) |
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| 359 |
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Chiri, Antonio |
06 Jan 1971 (77) |
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| 360 |
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Banks, Charles Chaplin |
?? ?? 1971 (78) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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