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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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| 706 |
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Bongartz, Heinrich |
23 Jan 1946 (54) |
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| 707 |
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Hazell, Tom Falcon |
?? ?? 1946 (54) |
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| 708 |
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Kohlbach, Wilhelm |
?? ?? 1946 |
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| 709 |
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Niethammer, Werner |
?? ?? 1946 |
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| 710 |
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Whealy, Arthur Treloar |
23 Dec 1945 (50) |
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| 711 |
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Hammond, Leonard Coombes |
20 Dec 1945 (61) |
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| 712 |
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Tipton, William Dolley |
12 Dec 1945 (53) |
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| 713 |
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Forrest, Henry Garnet |
03 Dec 1945 (50) |
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| 714 |
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Walz, Franz |
?? Dec 1945 (60) |
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| 715 |
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Waddington, Melville Wells |
14 Aug 1945 (50) |
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| 716 |
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Richthofen, Wolfram Freiherr von |
12 Jun 1945 (50) |
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| 717 |
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Greim, Robert Ritter von |
24 May 1945 (53) |
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| 718 |
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Drummond, Roy Maxwell |
27 Mar 1945 (51) |
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| 719 |
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Thom, Karl |
03 Mar 1945 (52) |
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| 720 |
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Kasza, Alexander |
?? Feb 1945 (49) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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