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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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| 586 |
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Hallonquist, Joseph Eskill |
22 Aug 1958 (63) |
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| 587 |
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Buckley, Harold Robert |
13 Jun 1958 (62) |
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| 588 |
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MacDonald, William Myron |
08 May 1958 (68) |
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| 589 |
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Travers, Herbert Gardner |
16 Apr 1958 (67) |
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| 590 |
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Elton, Ernest John |
08 Mar 1958 (65) |
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| 591 |
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Campbell, William Charles |
26 Feb 1958 (69) |
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| 592 |
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Gribben, Edward |
?? ?? 1958 (70) |
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| 593 |
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Deighton, Ernest Arthur |
05 Dec 1957 (68) |
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| 594 |
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Watson, Harry Ellis |
11 Sep 1957 (59) |
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| 595 |
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Rae, Thomas Gillies |
22 Jun 1957 (71) |
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| 596 |
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Strahm, Victor Herbert |
11 May 1957 (62) |
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| 597 |
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Weiner, Georg |
24 Jan 1957 (62) |
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| 598 |
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Wenzl, Richard |
?? ?? 1957 |
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| 599 |
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Pilditch, Gerald |
?? Nov 1956 (64) |
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| 600 |
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Hamot, Paul |
18 Oct 1956 (65) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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