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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  
271 Meggitt, William Geoffrey Unknown KIA
272 Meintjes, Henry Unknown
273 Menendez, Frank Tremar Sibly Unknown
274 Merchant, Alexander Walker Unknown
275 Merritt, Horace Ernest Unknown
276 Meyer, Erich Unknown
277 Middleton, Thomas Percy Unknown
278 Miller, William Unknown
279 Mills, Alfred Stanley Unknown
280 Mitchell, James Unknown
281 Montgomery, Kenneth Barbour Unknown
282 Moody, Basil Henry Unknown
283 Moore, Ernest Stanley Unknown
284 Mostyn, William John Unknown
285 Munday, Richard Burnard Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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