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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 Barbreau, Paul Augustin Edouard 02 Jun 1976
212 Corey, Irving Banfield 18 Apr 1976
213 Nash, Gerald Ewart 10 Apr 1976
214 Wallace, Hazel LeRoy 22 Mar 1976
215 Bocchese, Aldo 19 Mar 1976
216 Buelow-Bothkamp (Bülow-Bothkamp), Harry von 27 Feb 1976
217 Pidcock, Geoffrey Arthur Henzell ?? Feb 1976
218 Maynard, Forster Herbert Martin 26 Jan 1976
219 Latimer, Dennis ?? ?? 1976
220 Saint, Howard John Thomas ?? ?? 1976
221 Stewart, Oliver ?? ?? 1976
222 Haight, Edward Meeker 05 Dec 1975
223 Manuel, Roby Lewis 18 Oct 1975
224 Hepburn, Allan 21 Jul 1975
225 Landis, Reed Gresham 30 May 1975
Total Records: 1863
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