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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  
421 Stanger, Stanley 10 Sep 1967 (73)
422 Cottle, Sidney Joseph 15 Aug 1967 (73)
423 Traill, James Hamilton 14 Aug 1967 (71)
424 McEwen, Clifford Mackay 06 Aug 1967 (70)
425 Lord, Frederic Ives 21 Jul 1967 (70)
426 Colbert, John Henry 01 Jul 1967 (73)
427 Graham, Ronald 23 Jun 1967 (71)
428 Leroy De Boiseaumarie, Pierre Marie Gabriel Vincent Ernest 16 Jun 1967 (77)
429 Hudson, Donald 11 Jun 1967 (72)
430 Aldred, John William 07 Jun 1967 (83)
431 Brock, Cecil Guelph 20 Feb 1967 (70)
432 Patrick, William Donald 17 Feb 1967 (78)
433 Stephens, Eric John 25 Jan 1967 (72)
434 Rogers, William Wendell 11 Jan 1967 (71)
435 Coath, Robert David ?? ?? 1967 (73)
Total Records: 1865
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