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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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| 271 |
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Achard, Albert |
21 Aug 1972 |
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| 272 |
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Ruamps, Laurent Baptisti |
27 Jul 1972 |
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| 273 |
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Harvey, William Frederick James |
21 Jul 1972 |
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| 274 |
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Cassady, Thomas Gantz |
09 Jul 1972 |
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| 275 |
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Catto, Charles Gray |
24 Jun 1972 |
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| 276 |
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Thompson, Louis Mark |
11 Jun 1972 |
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| 277 |
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Larkin, Herbert Joseph |
10 Jun 1972 |
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| 278 |
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Pineau, Cleo Francis |
29 May 1972 |
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| 279 |
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Biddle, Charles John |
22 Mar 1972 |
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| 280 |
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Chambers, Reed McKinley |
16 Jan 1972 |
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| 281 |
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White, James Butler |
02 Jan 1972 |
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| 282 |
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Drinkwater, Arthur Thomas |
?? ?? 1972 |
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| 283 |
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Mawle, Norman William Reginald |
28 Dec 1971 |
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| 284 |
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Mecozzi, Amedeo |
02 Nov 1971 |
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| 285 |
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Betts, Eric Bourne Coulter |
30 Oct 1971 |
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| Total Records: 1863 |
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