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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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| 256 |
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Gossner, Max |
05 Apr 1973 |
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| 257 |
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Richards, Cecil Roy |
28 Mar 1973 |
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| 258 |
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Thompson, Cecil Robert |
16 Mar 1973 |
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| 259 |
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Levy (Lévy), André Robert |
12 Mar 1973 |
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| 260 |
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De Meulemeester, Andre |
07 Mar 1973 |
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| 261 |
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Risztics, Johann |
07 Mar 1973 |
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| 262 |
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Gros, Louis Prosper |
03 Mar 1973 |
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| 263 |
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Dixon, George Clapham |
01 Feb 1973 |
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| 264 |
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Portron, François |
21 Jan 1973 |
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| 265 |
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Bissell, Clayton Lawrence |
24 Dec 1972 |
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| 266 |
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Christiansen, Friedrich |
05 Dec 1972 |
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| 267 |
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McCloughry, Edgar James Kingston |
15 Nov 1972 |
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| 268 |
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Hubrich, Gerhard |
20 Oct 1972 |
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| 269 |
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Forman, James Henry |
04 Oct 1972 |
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| 270 |
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Buzio, Alessandro |
01 Oct 1972 |
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| Total Records: 1863 |
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