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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  
496 Pishvanov, Alexander ?? ?? 1964 (71)
497 De Sevin, Joseph Marie Xavier 07 Nov 1963 (69)
498 Robertson, Wendel Archibald 03 Nov 1963 (69)
499 Stubbs, John Stevenson 17 Oct 1963 (69)
500 Enstone, Albert James 04 Oct 1963 (68)
501 Vuillemin, Joseph 23 Jul 1963 (80)
502 Swaab, Jacques Michael 07 Jul 1963 (69)
503 Graham, Gray Gavin Lynedoch 17 Jun 1963 (69)
504 Kerby, Harold Spencer 08 Jun 1963 (70)
505 Uteau, Gilbert Jean 05 Apr 1963 (66)
506 Ducornet, Pierre Desire Augustin 17 Mar 1963 (65)
507 Hoidge, Reginald Theodore Carlos 01 Mar 1963 (69)
508 Boysen, Harold Koch 20 Feb 1963 (72)
509 Rizzotto, Cosimo 18 Feb 1963 (70)
510 Dousinelle, René Paul Louis 28 Jan 1963 (72)
Total Records: 1865
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