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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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| 601 |
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Tudhope, John Henry |
12 Oct 1956 (65) |
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| 602 |
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Smirnov (Smirnoff), Ivan Vasilievich |
?? Oct 1956 (61) |
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| 603 |
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Bishop, William Avery |
11 Sep 1956 (62) |
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| 604 |
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Manzer, Roy |
26 Aug 1956 (60) |
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| 605 |
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Williams, Thomas Melling |
10 Jun 1956 (57) |
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| 606 |
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Wilson, Cecil Frederick Charles |
19 May 1956 (59) |
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| 607 |
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Fornagiari, Guglielmo |
03 Feb 1956 (64) |
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| 608 |
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Koennecke (Könnecke), Otto |
25 Jan 1956 (64) |
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| 609 |
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Kilroy, Michael Vincent |
?? ?? 1956 (61) |
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| 610 |
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Sorsoleil, John Victor |
?? ?? 1956 (57) |
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| 611 |
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Cummings, Lumsden |
21 Dec 1955 (59) |
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| 612 |
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Little, Robert Hazen |
12 Dec 1955 (57) |
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| 613 |
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Cobby, Arthur Henry |
11 Nov 1955 (61) |
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| 614 |
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Bolle, Karl |
09 Oct 1955 (62) |
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| 615 |
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Rees, Lionel Wilmot Brabazon |
28 Sep 1955 (71) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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