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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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| 16 |
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Gifford, Rupert Cyril D'Arcy |
?? Oct 1991 |
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| 17 |
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Brooks, Arthur Raymond |
17 Jul 1991 |
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| 18 |
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Badham, William Terry |
06 Jun 1991 |
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| 19 |
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Birks, Gerald Alfred |
26 May 1991 |
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| 20 |
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Giles, Wilfred Bertie |
?? Mar 1991 |
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| 21 |
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Preston, John Carbery |
?? Feb 1991 |
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| 22 |
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Campbell, Douglas |
16 Dec 1990 |
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| 23 |
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Groom, Victor Emmanuel |
?? Dec 1990 |
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| 24 |
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Wright, William Alan |
26 Apr 1990 |
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| 25 |
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Gordon, Robert MacIntyre |
19 Apr 1990 |
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| 26 |
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Hills, John |
?? Dec 1989 |
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| 27 |
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Wall, Anthony Herbert William |
?? Dec 1989 |
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| 28 |
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Schoenebeck, Carl-August von |
04 Sep 1989 |
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| 29 |
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Vaughn, George Augustus |
31 Jul 1989 |
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| 30 |
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Chidlaw-Roberts, Robert Leslie |
01 Jun 1989 |
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