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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
1636 Rodlauer, Alois 26 Apr 1975
1637 Symondson, Francis Stanley 01 May 1975
1638 Meinecke, Emil 02 May 1975
1639 Romatet, Jean Charles 15 May 1975
1640 Lee, Arthur Stanley Gould 21 May 1975
1641 Landis, Reed Gresham 30 May 1975
1642 Hepburn, Allan 21 Jul 1975
1643 Manuel, Roby Lewis 18 Oct 1975
1644 Haight, Edward Meeker 05 Dec 1975
1645 Latimer, Dennis ?? ?? 1976
1646 Saint, Howard John Thomas ?? ?? 1976
1647 Stewart, Oliver ?? ?? 1976
1648 Maynard, Forster Herbert Martin 26 Jan 1976
1649 Pidcock, Geoffrey Arthur Henzell ?? Feb 1976
1650 Buelow-Bothkamp (Bülow-Bothkamp), Harry von 27 Feb 1976
Total Records: 1863
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