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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.
 
  Name   Date of Death  
631 Guertiau, Julien Anatole 26 Apr 1954 (69)
632 Hand, Earl McNabb 19 Mar 1954 (57)
633 Olley, Gordon Percy 18 Mar 1954 (61)
634 Hunt, Frederick John 17 Mar 1954 (55)
635 Tobin, Edgar Gardner 10 Jan 1954 (58) KIFA
636 Lux, Albert Josef ?? ?? 1954
637 Daniel, Hector 28 Dec 1953 (55)
638 McEvoy, Christopher 12 Oct 1953 (54)
639 Coler, Eugene Seeley 30 Aug 1953 (57)
640 Ehrlich, Jacques Louis 10 Aug 1953 (60)
641 Fonck, René Paul 18 Jun 1953 (59)
642 Home-Hay, Jeffrey Batters 14 Jun 1953 (66)
643 Grosvenor, Robert Arthur 12 Jun 1953 (58)
644 McGregor, Douglas Urquhart 09 Jun 1953 (58)
645 Pelletier d'Oisy, Georges 10 May 1953 (61)
Total Records: 1865
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