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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  
211 Hepburn, Allan 21 Jul 1975
212 Landis, Reed Gresham 30 May 1975
213 Lee, Arthur Stanley Gould 21 May 1975
214 Romatet, Jean Charles 15 May 1975
215 Meinecke, Emil 02 May 1975
216 Symondson, Francis Stanley 01 May 1975
217 Rodlauer, Alois 26 Apr 1975
218 Duncan, William James Arthur 15 Apr 1975
219 Park, Keith Rodney 06 Feb 1975
220 Burdick, Howard 20 Jan 1975
221 Reali, Antonio 19 Jan 1975
222 Osterkamp, Theodor 02 Jan 1975
223 Lussier, Emile John 11 Dec 1974
224 Griffith, John Sharpe 14 Oct 1974
225 Newnham, Maurice Ashdown ?? Oct 1974
Total Records: 1863
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