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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  
511 Hargreaves, James McKinlay ?? ?? 1963 (80)
512 Young, Graham Conacher 29 Nov 1962 (70)
513 Bland, William Harry 24 Oct 1962 (64)
514 Burckhardt, Friedrich-Karl 18 Jun 1962 (73)
515 Delling, August 17 Jun 1962 (67)
516 Symons, Harry Lutz 17 May 1962 (69)
517 Rahn, Arthur 27 Apr 1962 (65)
518 Delzenne, François Paul 25 Apr 1962 (75)
519 Stubbs, Charles Lionel 11 Mar 1962 (64)
520 Glen, James Alpheus 07 Mar 1962 (72)
521 Compston, Robert John Orton 28 Jan 1962 (64)
522 Fowler, Herbert Howard Snowden 26 Jan 1962 (68)
523 Womersley, John Herbert Greenwood 23 Jan 1962 (66)
524 Beales, Walter ?? ?? 1962 (69)
525 Binnie, James Alexander Weatherhead ?? ?? 1962 (68)
Total Records: 1865
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