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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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| 151 |
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Stanton, Frederick Cecil |
20 Mar 1979 |
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| 152 |
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Drummond, John Elmer |
29 Jan 1979 |
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| 153 |
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Draper, Christopher |
16 Jan 1979 |
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| 154 |
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Unger, Kenneth Russell |
06 Jan 1979 |
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| 155 |
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Gordon, John Rutherford |
11 Dec 1978 |
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| 156 |
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Blennerhasset, Giles Noble |
04 Dec 1978 |
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| 157 |
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Bretillon, Alexandre Albert Roger |
18 Nov 1978 |
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| 158 |
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Lecoq De Kerland, Marie Charles Maurice |
05 Nov 1978 |
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| 159 |
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Bannerman, Ronald Burns |
02 Aug 1978 |
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| 160 |
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Jacobs, Josef Carl Peter |
29 Jul 1978 |
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| 161 |
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Swale, Edwin |
19 Jul 1978 |
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| 162 |
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Student, Kurt Arthur Benno |
01 Jul 1978 |
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| 163 |
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Anslinger, Leopold |
18 Jun 1978 |
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| 164 |
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Fleischer, Alfred |
11 Jun 1978 |
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| 165 |
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Naudin, Gustave |
16 Apr 1978 |
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| Total Records: 1863 |
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