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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  
106 Crowe, Henry George 26 Apr 1983
107 Knight, Duerson 23 Apr 1983
108 Dawes, Richard Jeffries 22 Apr 1983
109 Lombardi, Carlo 05 Mar 1983
110 Lowe, Cyril Nelson 06 Feb 1983
111 Pentland, Alexander Augustus Norman Dudley ?? ?? 1983
112 Whitney, Robert Kenneth ?? ?? 1983
113 Hemer, Franz 18 Oct 1982
114 Averes, Dietrich 21 Sep 1982
115 Hunter, Frank O'Driscoll 25 Jun 1982
116 Puffer, Stanley Asa 13 Jun 1982
117 McRae, Russell Fern 16 May 1982
118 Hoy, Ernest Charles 22 Apr 1982
119 Lambert, William Carpenter 19 Mar 1982
120 Hardman, James Donald Innes 02 Mar 1982
Total Records: 1863
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