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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  
151 Todd, John ?? ?? 1980
152 Hay De Slade, Henri Joseph Marie 02 Nov 1979
153 Baker, Brian Edmund 08 Oct 1979
154 Hughes, Eric Yorath 14 Jul 1979
155 Stenseth, Martinus 25 Jun 1979
156 Magoun, Francis Peabody 05 Jun 1979
157 Elliott, William Boyd 27 Mar 1979
158 Stanton, Frederick Cecil 20 Mar 1979
159 Drummond, John Elmer 29 Jan 1979
160 Draper, Christopher 16 Jan 1979
161 Unger, Kenneth Russell 06 Jan 1979
162 Liversedge, Sydney Tyndall ?? ?? 1979
163 Gordon, John Rutherford 11 Dec 1978
164 Blennerhasset, Giles Noble 04 Dec 1978
165 Bretillon, Alexandre Albert Roger 18 Nov 1978
Total Records: 1863
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