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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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466 |
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Piccio, Pier |
31 Jul 1965 (85) |
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467 |
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Jones, Clinton Leonard |
22 Jun 1965 (73) |
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468 |
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Fruhner, Otto |
19 Jun 1965 (72) |
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469 |
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Marchant, Cecil James |
30 May 1965 (70) |
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470 |
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Lenz, Alfred |
10 May 1965 (75) |
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471 |
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Bell-Irving, Alan Duncan |
24 Apr 1965 (71) |
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472 |
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Dodds, Roy Edward |
02 Apr 1965 (72) |
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473 |
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Crole, Gerard Bruce |
31 Mar 1965 (71) |
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474 |
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Williams, Francis Jefferies |
?? Mar 1965 (67) |
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475 |
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Welsh, George Arthur |
16 Feb 1965 (69) |
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476 |
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Sewall, Sumner |
25 Jan 1965 (68) |
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477 |
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Beckmann, Ludwig |
20 Jan 1965 |
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478 |
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Hefty, Friedrich |
20 Jan 1965 (71) |
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479 |
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Nuville, Charles Marie Joseph Leon |
18 Jan 1965 (76) |
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480 |
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Owens, John Sidney |
14 Jan 1965 (67) |
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Total Records: 1865 |
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