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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. |
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Name |
Date of Death |
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556 |
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Chapman, Charles Meredith Bouverie |
01 Oct 1917 (25) |
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557 |
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Sloley, Robert Hugh |
01 Oct 1917 (20) |
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558 |
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MacAndrew, Colin Glen Orr |
02 Oct 1917 (21) |
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559 |
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Bush, James Cromwell |
07 Oct 1917 (26) |
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560 |
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Rooper, William Victor Trevor |
09 Oct 1917 (20) |
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561 |
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Olivari, Luigi |
13 Oct 1917 (26) |
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562 |
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Reid, Guy Patrick Spence |
16 Oct 1917 (20) |
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563 |
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Benger, William Joseph |
17 Oct 1917 (22) |
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564 |
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Taylor, Arthur Gilbert Vivian |
17 Oct 1917 (21) |
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565 |
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Milne, John Theobald |
24 Oct 1917 (22) |
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566 |
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Sabelli, Giovanni |
26 Oct 1917 (31) |
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567 |
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Rhys Davids, Arthur Percival Foley |
27 Oct 1917 (20) |
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568 |
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Rodde, Paul Georges Alexandre |
29 Oct 1917 (23) |
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569 |
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Gontermann, Heinrich |
30 Oct 1917 (21) |
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570 |
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Szepessy-Sokoll, Rudolf |
06 Nov 1917 (26) |
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Total Records: 1865 |
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