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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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| 61 |
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Osten, Hans-Georg von der |
27 Mar 1987 (92) |
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| 62 |
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Klimke, Rudolf |
17 Mar 1987 (97) |
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| 63 |
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Curtis, Edward Peck |
13 Mar 1987 (90) |
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| 64 |
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Grey, Charles Gossage |
06 Mar 1987 (93) |
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| 65 |
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Light, Alan Douglas |
?? Mar 1987 (96) |
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| 66 |
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Coppens de Houthulst, Willy Omer François Jean |
21 Dec 1986 (94) |
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| 67 |
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Carter, Alfred Williams |
17 Dec 1986 (92) |
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| 68 |
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Rochford, Leonard Henry |
17 Dec 1986 (90) |
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| 69 |
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Le Blanc-Smith, Maurice |
29 Oct 1986 (90) |
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| 70 |
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Beamish, Harold Francis |
26 Oct 1986 (90) |
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| 71 |
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Crabb, Earl Frederick |
18 Oct 1986 (87) |
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| 72 |
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Banfield, Gottfried Freiherr von |
23 Sep 1986 (96) |
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| 73 |
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Beaver, Wilfred |
19 Aug 1986 (89) |
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| 74 |
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Holligan, Philip Terence |
29 Jul 1986 (88) |
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| 75 |
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Neville, Roger Henry Gartside |
?? May 1986 (91) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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