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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  
631 Auffarth (Auffahrt), Harald 12 Oct 1946
632 De Bonnefoy, Joseph Denis Bernard Robert 27 Sep 1946
633 Ruffo di Calabria, Fulco 23 Aug 1946
634 Cerutti, Marziale 26 May 1946
635 Gillanders, John Gordon 15 May 1946
636 Boenigk, Oskar Freiherr von 30 Jan 1946
637 Bongartz, Heinrich 23 Jan 1946
638 Hazell, Tom Falcon ?? ?? 1946
639 Kohlbach, Wilhelm ?? ?? 1946
640 Niethammer, Werner ?? ?? 1946
641 Whealy, Arthur Treloar 23 Dec 1945
642 Hammond, Leonard Coombes 20 Dec 1945
643 Tipton, William Duncan 12 Dec 1945 KIFA
644 Walz, Franz ?? Dec 1945
645 Enstone, Albert James 21 Oct 1945
Total Records: 1863
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