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