World War I Aces by Date of Death

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
1861	Joy, Ernest Graham	21 Jun 1993 (105)
1862	Smith, William Thomas	?? ?? 1994 (98)
1863	Lewis, Gwilym Hugh	?? Dec 1996 (99)
1864	Groos, Gisbert-Wilhelm	?? ?? 1997
1865	Lewis, Cecil Arthur	27 Jan 1997 (99)

Total Records: 1865

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