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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  
106 Whitney, Robert Kenneth 15 Aug 1983 (85)
107 Staton, William Ernest 22 Jul 1983 (85)
108 Amantea, Antonio 13 Jul 1983 (89)
109 Satchell, Harold Leslie 08 Jun 1983 (87)
110 LeBoutillier, Oliver Colin 12 May 1983 (89)
111 Healy, James Andrew 08 May 1983 (88)
112 Clements, Harris George 06 May 1983 (90)
113 Berlyn, Ronald Cory 28 Apr 1983 (84)
114 Crowe, Henry George 26 Apr 1983 (86)
115 Knight, Duerson 23 Apr 1983 (90)
116 Dawes, Richard Jeffries 22 Apr 1983 (86)
117 Lombardi, Carlo 05 Mar 1983 (86)
118 Lowe, Cyril Nelson 06 Feb 1983 (92)
119 Pentland, Alexander Augustus Norman Dudley ?? ?? 1983 (89)
120 Hemer, Franz 18 Oct 1982 (88)
Total Records: 1865
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