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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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| 691 |
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Green, Wilfrid Barratt |
13 Sep 1947 (49) |
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| 692 |
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Gandert, Hans-Eberhardt |
24 Jul 1947 (55) |
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| 693 |
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Ortoli, Jacques Toussaint François |
19 Jun 1947 (52) |
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| 694 |
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Navratil, Friedrich |
?? Jun 1947 (54) |
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| 695 |
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Ponder, William Thomas |
27 Feb 1947 (56) |
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| 696 |
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Brewster-Joske, Clive Alexander |
?? ?? 1947 (51) |
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| 697 |
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Glynn, Clive Beverley |
03 Dec 1946 (53) |
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| 698 |
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Althaus, Ernst Freiherr von |
29 Nov 1946 (56) |
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| 699 |
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Goering (Göring), Hermann |
15 Oct 1946 (53) |
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| 700 |
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Auffarth (Auffahrt), Harald |
12 Oct 1946 |
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| 701 |
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De Bonnefoy, Joseph Denis Bernard Robert |
27 Sep 1946 (52) |
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| 702 |
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Ruffo di Calabria, Fulco |
23 Aug 1946 (62) |
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| 703 |
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Cerutti, Marziale |
26 May 1946 (51) |
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| 704 |
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Gillanders, John Gordon |
15 May 1946 (51) |
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| 705 |
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Boenigk, Oskar Freiherr von |
30 Jan 1946 (53) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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