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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  
451 Pugh, John Edwardes 28 May 1966 (76)
452 Rowley, Herbert Victor 09 Apr 1966 (69)
453 Benjamin, Maurice Arthur 02 Mar 1966 (83)
454 Trescowthick, Norman Charles ?? Mar 1966 (71)
455 Smyth, Bertram Hutchinson 06 Feb 1966 (72)
456 Michetti, Giorgio 04 Feb 1966 (78)
457 Resch, Alessandro 08 Jan 1966 (74)
458 Achilles, Paul ?? ?? 1966 (76)
459 Cole, Adrian Trevor ?? ?? 1966 (71)
460 Mann, William Edward George ?? ?? 1966 (67)
461 Parlee, Medley Kingdon ?? ?? 1966 (78)
462 Roulstone, Alexander ?? Dec 1965 (75)
463 Birmingham, Thomas James 12 Nov 1965 (78)
464 Brown, Colin Peter 19 Oct 1965 (67)
465 Iaccaci, Paul Thayer 08 Aug 1965 (75)
Total Records: 1865
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