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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
61 Light, Alan Douglas ?? Mar 1987
62 Coppens de Houthulst, Willy Omer François Jean 21 Dec 1986
63 Carter, Alfred Williams 17 Dec 1986
64 Rochford, Leonard Henry 17 Dec 1986
65 Le Blanc-Smith, Maurice 29 Oct 1986
66 Beamish, Harold Francis 26 Oct 1986
67 Crabb, Earl Frederick 18 Oct 1986
68 Banfield, Gottfried Freiherr von 23 Sep 1986
69 Beaver, Wilfred 19 Aug 1986
70 Neville, Roger Henry Gartside ?? May 1986
71 Tinsley, William ?? Apr 1986
72 Bartlett, Charles Philip Oldfield ?? Mar 1986
73 Charley, Reginald Morse ?? ?? 1986
74 Bair, Hilbert Leigh 24 Nov 1985
75 Coadou, Arthur Marie Marcel 22 Oct 1985
Total Records: 1863
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