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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
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Lewis, Cecil Arthur
27 Jan 1997
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Groos, Gisbert-Wilhelm
?? ?? 1997
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Lewis, Gwilym Hugh
?? Dec 1996
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Smith, William Thomas
?? ?? 1994
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Joy, Ernest Graham
21 Jun 1993
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Pearson, James William
26 Jan 1993
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Baur, Johann
?? ?? 1993
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Ransley, Frank Cecil
31 Dec 1992
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Ellwood, Aubrey Beauclerk
20 Dec 1992
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Gibbs, Gerald Ernest
13 Oct 1992
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Mansbridge, Leslie Morton
?? Oct 1992
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Jones, George
24 Aug 1992
13
Fry, William Mayes
04 Aug 1992
14
Powell, Frederick James
?? May 1992
15
Mott, Harold Edgar
27 Jan 1992
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