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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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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
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