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