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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
181
Sykes, Ronald
15 Sep 1977
182
Fucini, Mario
01 Sep 1977
183
De Gaillard De la Valden, Jean Pierre Marie Joseph
26 Aug 1977
184
Battesti, François Marie Noel
24 Aug 1977
185
Curtis, Wilfred Austin
07 Aug 1977
186
Mueller (Müller), Hans
23 Jul 1977
187
Blaiklock, George Walker
?? Jul 1977
188
Shapard, Evander
17 Jun 1977
189
Tarascon, Paul Albert Pierre
11 Jun 1977
190
Clappison, Henry Gordon
15 May 1977
191
Napier, Ian Patrick Robert
09 May 1977
192
Hedley, John Herbert
01 Apr 1977
193
Bryson, Oliver Campbell
27 Mar 1977
194
Reid, Alec Stratford Cunningham
26 Mar 1977
195
Bassenge, Gerhard
13 Mar 1977
Total Records: 1863
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