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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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| 46 |
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Howsam, George Robert |
16 Apr 1988 |
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| 47 |
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Farrell, Conway MacAlister Gray |
31 Mar 1988 |
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| 48 |
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Hays, Frank Kerr |
09 Mar 1988 |
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| 49 |
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Porter, Kenneth Lee |
03 Feb 1988 |
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| 50 |
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Todd, Robert Miles |
20 Jan 1988 |
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| 51 |
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Edgley, Denis Edwin |
?? Oct 1987 |
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| 52 |
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Rhodes, Hervey |
11 Sep 1987 |
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| 53 |
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Fieseler, Gerhard |
01 Sep 1987 |
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| 54 |
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Thomson, William McKenzie |
09 Jul 1987 |
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| 55 |
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Fox Rule, Gordon |
10 Jun 1987 |
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| 56 |
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Saunders, Hugh William Lumsden |
08 May 1987 |
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| 57 |
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Bulmer, George William |
05 Apr 1987 |
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| 58 |
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Osten, Hans-Georg von der |
27 Mar 1987 |
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| 59 |
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Curtis, Edward Peck |
13 Mar 1987 |
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| 60 |
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Grey, Charles Gossage |
06 Mar 1987 |
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| Total Records: 1863 |
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