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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
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