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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 Clappison, Henry Gordon 15 May 1977
182 Napier, Ian Patrick Robert 09 May 1977
183 Hedley, John Herbert 01 Apr 1977
184 Bryson, Oliver Campbell 27 Mar 1977
185 Reid, Alec Stratford Cunningham 26 Mar 1977
186 Bassenge, Gerhard 13 Mar 1977
187 Venter, Cristoffel Johannes 20 Feb 1977
188 Cox, George Montague 19 Feb 1977
189 Scaroni, Silvio 16 Feb 1977
190 Waldhausen, Hans 06 Nov 1976
191 Sardier, Jean Marie Luc Gilbert 07 Oct 1976
192 Keating, James Alfred 02 Oct 1976
193 Hodson, George Stacey 01 Oct 1976
194 Collishaw, Raymond 28 Sep 1976
195 Poupon, Roger 12 Sep 1976
Total Records: 1863
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