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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  
136 Dodds, Robert 08 Oct 1980
137 Falkenberg, Carl Frederick 07 Oct 1980
138 Pezon, Jean Andre 24 Aug 1980
139 Cowper, Andrew King 25 Jun 1980
140 Johnson, George Owen 28 Mar 1980
141 Dickson, Euan 10 Mar 1980
142 Holliday, Fred Parkinson 05 Mar 1980
143 Cock, Geoffrey Hornblower 16 Feb 1980
144 Dubonnet, André 20 Jan 1980
145 Todd, John ?? ?? 1980
146 Hay De Slade, Henri Joseph Marie 02 Nov 1979
147 Baker, Brian Edmund 08 Oct 1979
148 Stenseth, Martinus 25 Jun 1979
149 Magoun, Francis Peabody 05 Jun 1979
150 Elliott, William Boyd 27 Mar 1979
Total Records: 1863
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