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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  
286 Mustard, Ernest Andrew 10 Oct 1971
287 Bottrill, William Eric 06 Oct 1971
288 Saundby, Robert Henry Magnus Spencer 25 Sep 1971
289 Brown, Frederick Elliott 15 Sep 1971
290 Leacroft, John 26 Aug 1971
291 Revol-Tissot, Charles A. 13 Jul 1971
292 Weare, Frank Gerald Craven 06 Jul 1971
293 Kueppers (Küppers), Kurt 24 Jun 1971
294 Rose, Oren John 21 Jun 1971
295 Hollinghurst, Leslie Norman 08 Jun 1971
296 Simon, Walter Carl 16 May 1971
297 Wertheim (Wertheimer), Pierre Armand 30 Apr 1971
298 Bissonette, Charles Arthur 26 Apr 1971
299 Ambrogi, Marius Jean Paul Elzeard 25 Apr 1971
300 Carpenter, Peter 21 Mar 1971
Total Records: 1863
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