The Aerodrome Home Page
Aces of WWI
Aircraft of WWI
Books and Videos
The Aerodrome Forum
Help
Medals & Decorations
Search The Aerodrome
Today in History



 
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  
1606 Doyle, John Edgcumbe 24 Nov 1974 (81)
1607 Highwood, Sidney William ?? ?? 1975 (79)
1608 Osterkamp, Theodor 02 Jan 1975 (83)
1609 Reali, Antonio 19 Jan 1975 (84)
1610 Park, Keith Rodney 06 Feb 1975 (83)
1611 Duncan, William James Arthur 15 Apr 1975 (84)
1612 Rodlauer, Alois 26 Apr 1975 (78)
1613 Symondson, Francis Stanley 01 May 1975 (78)
1614 Meinecke, Emil 02 May 1975 (83)
1615 Romatet, Jean Charles 15 May 1975 (82)
1616 Lee, Arthur Stanley Gould 21 May 1975 (81)
1617 Landis, Reed Gresham 30 May 1975 (79)
1618 Gates, George Brian 01 Jul 1975 (76)
1619 Hepburn, Allan 21 Jul 1975 (79)
1620 Manuel, Roby Lewis 18 Oct 1975 (80)
Total Records: 1865
98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117
First Previous Next Last
 
Aces · Aircraft · Books · Forum · Help · Medals · Search · Today