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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. |
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Name |
Date of Death |
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| 241 |
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Grinnell-Milne, Duncan William |
?? Nov 1973 |
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| 242 |
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Hardcastle, Ernest |
?? Nov 1973 |
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| 243 |
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Favre De Thierrens, Jean-Paul Jacques |
17 Oct 1973 |
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| 244 |
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Hoare, Edward |
08 Oct 1973 |
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| 245 |
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Traill, Thomas Cathcart |
01 Oct 1973 |
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| 246 |
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Hilton, Darcy Fowlis |
?? Oct 1973 |
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| 247 |
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MacKay, George Chisholm |
04 Sep 1973 |
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| 248 |
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Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon |
27 Jul 1973 |
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| 249 |
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Weismann, Eugene |
20 Jul 1973 |
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| 250 |
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Lega, Giulio |
11 Jul 1973 |
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| 251 |
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Costes, Dieudonné |
18 May 1973 |
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| 252 |
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Boy, Herbert |
11 May 1973 |
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| 253 |
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Flachaire, Georges Charles Marie François |
30 Apr 1973 |
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| 254 |
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Ranza, Ferruccio |
25 Apr 1973 |
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| 255 |
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Gurdon, John Everard |
14 Apr 1973 |
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