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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 MacGregor, Norman Miers ?? ?? 1981
137 McRobert, Leslie Harrison ?? ?? 1981
138 Caldwell, Keith Logan 28 Nov 1980
139 Pope, Sydney Leo George 05 Nov 1980
140 O'Neill, Ralph Ambrose 23 Oct 1980
141 Dodds, Robert 08 Oct 1980
142 Falkenberg, Carl Frederick 07 Oct 1980
143 Pezon, Jean Andre 24 Aug 1980
144 Cowper, Andrew King 25 Jun 1980
145 Iaccaci, August Thayer 30 Apr 1980
146 Johnson, George Owen 28 Mar 1980
147 Dickson, Euan 10 Mar 1980
148 Holliday, Fred Parkinson 05 Mar 1980
149 Cock, Geoffrey Hornblower 16 Feb 1980
150 Dubonnet, André 20 Jan 1980
Total Records: 1863
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