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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  
1591 Gossner, Max 05 Apr 1973
1592 Gurdon, John Everard 14 Apr 1973
1593 Ranza, Ferruccio 25 Apr 1973
1594 Flachaire, Georges Charles Marie François 30 Apr 1973
1595 Boy, Herbert 11 May 1973
1596 Costes, Dieudonné 18 May 1973
1597 Lega, Giulio 11 Jul 1973
1598 Weismann, Eugene 20 Jul 1973
1599 Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon 27 Jul 1973
1600 MacKay, George Chisholm 04 Sep 1973
1601 Hilton, Darcy Fowlis ?? Oct 1973
1602 Traill, Thomas Cathcart 01 Oct 1973
1603 Hoare, Edward 08 Oct 1973
1604 Favre De Thierrens, Jean-Paul Jacques 17 Oct 1973
1605 Foster, Robert Mordaunt 23 Oct 1973
Total Records: 1863
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