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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  
136 Crundall, Edward Duncan ?? Dec 1981 (85)
137 Staudacher, Georg 15 Oct 1981 (83)
138 Maushake, Heinrich 31 Aug 1981 (87)
139 Jacobsen, Fritz 03 Aug 1981 (87)
140 Arigi, Julius 01 Aug 1981 (86)
141 Molyneux, Harold Arthur Sydney ?? Aug 1981 (85)
142 Millman, Norman Craig 27 Jul 1981 (91)
143 Thiede, Fritz 14 Jun 1981 (85)
144 Larson, Jens Fredrick 06 May 1981 (90)
145 Duffus, Chester Stairs 23 Feb 1981 (90)
146 Hunt, Hubert Cecil 11 Jan 1981 (83)
147 MacGregor, Norman Miers ?? ?? 1981 (85)
148 McRobert, Leslie Harrison ?? ?? 1981 (83)
149 Caldwell, Keith Logan 28 Nov 1980 (85)
150 Pope, Sydney Leo George 05 Nov 1980 (82)
Total Records: 1865
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