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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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| 571 |
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Springs, Elliott White |
15 Oct 1959 (63) |
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| 572 |
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Stoppani, Mario |
20 Sep 1959 (64) |
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| 573 |
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Wood, Harry Alison |
28 Aug 1959 (65) |
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| 574 |
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Yanchenko, Vasili |
?? Aug 1959 (65) |
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| 575 |
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Borzecki, Charles Alexandre Bronislas |
30 May 1959 (79) |
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| 576 |
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Lahoulle, Auguste Joseph Marie |
17 Apr 1959 (68) |
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| 577 |
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Schmidt, Roman |
05 Apr 1959 (66) |
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| 578 |
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Carbery, Douglas Hugh Moffatt |
?? Apr 1959 (65) |
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| 579 |
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Salter, Ernest James |
23 Mar 1959 (62) |
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| 580 |
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Smith, John Henry |
?? ?? 1959 (65) |
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| 581 |
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Anderson, George Benson |
17 Nov 1958 (67) |
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| 582 |
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Magistrini, Cesare |
26 Oct 1958 (63) |
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| 583 |
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Trollope, John Lightfoot |
21 Oct 1958 (61) |
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| 584 |
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DuBois d'Aische, Adolphe |
07 Oct 1958 (84) |
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| 585 |
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Green, Gilbert Ware Murlis |
26 Aug 1958 (63) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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