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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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616 |
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Hines, George Frederick |
24 Aug 1955 (66) |
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617 |
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MacDougall, Peter Aitken |
18 Aug 1955 (57) |
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618 |
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Lloyd, George Lawrence |
15 Jul 1955 (63) |
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619 |
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Mellersh, Francis John Williamson |
25 May 1955 (57) |
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620 |
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Candy, John Geoffrey Sadler |
11 May 1955 (58) |
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621 |
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Lale, Horace Percy |
05 Apr 1955 (69) |
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622 |
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Christian, Leonard Arthur |
24 Jan 1955 (56) |
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623 |
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Leonardi, Alvaro |
01 Jan 1955 (60) |
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624 |
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Cooke, Douglas Graham |
?? ?? 1955 (60) |
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625 |
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Just, Erich |
?? ?? 1955 (57) |
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626 |
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Molesworth, William Earle |
?? ?? 1955 (61) |
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627 |
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Leitch, Alfred Alexander |
31 Dec 1954 (60) |
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628 |
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Hackwill, George Henry |
04 Jul 1954 (62) |
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629 |
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Wedel, Erich Rüdiger von |
02 Jul 1954 (62) |
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630 |
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Arnold, Anthony Rex |
24 May 1954 (58) |
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Total Records: 1865 |
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