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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
1801 Le Blanc-Smith, Maurice 29 Oct 1986
1802 Carter, Alfred Williams 17 Dec 1986
1803 Rochford, Leonard Henry 17 Dec 1986
1804 Coppens de Houthulst, Willy Omer François Jean 21 Dec 1986
1805 Light, Alan Douglas ?? Mar 1987
1806 Grey, Charles Gossage 06 Mar 1987
1807 Curtis, Edward Peck 13 Mar 1987
1808 Osten, Hans-Georg von der 27 Mar 1987
1809 Bulmer, George William 05 Apr 1987
1810 Saunders, Hugh William Lumsden 08 May 1987
1811 Fox Rule, Gordon 10 Jun 1987
1812 Thomson, William McKenzie 09 Jul 1987
1813 Fieseler, Gerhard 01 Sep 1987
1814 Rhodes, Hervey 11 Sep 1987
1815 Edgley, Denis Edwin ?? Oct 1987
Total Records: 1863
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