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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  
196 Gastin, Paul Adrien 23 Aug 1976
197 Junck, Werner 06 Aug 1976
198 MacMillan, Norman 05 Aug 1976
199 Howell, Malcolm Clifford 11 Jun 1976
200 Barbreau, Paul Augustin Edouard 02 Jun 1976
201 Corey, Irving Banfield 18 Apr 1976
202 Nash, Gerald Ewart 10 Apr 1976
203 Wallace, Hazel LeRoy 22 Mar 1976
204 Bocchese, Aldo 19 Mar 1976
205 Buelow-Bothkamp (Bülow-Both, Harry von 27 Feb 1976
206 Pidcock, Geoffrey Arthur Henzell ?? Feb 1976
207 Maynard, Forster Herbert Martin 26 Jan 1976
208 Stewart, Oliver ?? ?? 1976
209 Haight, Edward Meeker 05 Dec 1975
210 Manuel, Roby Lewis 18 Oct 1975
Total Records: 1863
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