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