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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  
226 De Seversky, Alexander 25 Aug 1974
227 d'Olive, Charles Rudolph 20 Jul 1974
228 Foster, George Buchanan 03 Jun 1974
229 Crowe, Cyril Marconi 31 May 1974
230 Frew, Matthew Brown ?? May 1974
231 Leask, Kenneth Malise St. Clair Graeme 24 Apr 1974
232 Daladier, Gustave Victorin 16 Apr 1974
233 Brownell, Raymond James 12 Apr 1974
234 Fysh, Wilmot Hudson 06 Apr 1974
235 Griffith, Hugh Bradford ?? Apr 1974
236 Moore, Hugh Fitzgerald 05 Mar 1974
237 Cook, Everett Richard 21 Jan 1974
238 Thoene (Thöne), Wilhelm 17 Jan 1974
239 Davison, Hiram Franklin ?? Jan 1974
240 Chisam, William Hargrove ?? ?? 1974
Total Records: 1863
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