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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  
421 Walker, William Unknown
422 Wallage, Stanley Harry S. Unknown
423 Ward, Edward Henry Unknown
424 Warren, Leslie Reginald Unknown
425 Weir, William James Alexander Unknown
426 Wellwood, James Joseph Unknown
427 Werner, Johannes Unknown
428 Weston, David John Unknown
429 Westphal, Siegfried Unknown
430 Westwood, William Graham Unknown
431 Wheeler, William Allan Unknown
432 White, Harold Albert Unknown
433 Wiehle, Ernst Unknown
434 Wilkins, Frank Stafford Unknown
435 Wilkinson, Alan Machin Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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