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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  
721 Aue, Paul ?? ?? 1945 (54)
722 Heyrowsky, Adolf ?? ?? 1945 (63)
723 McKenzie, Robert William ?? ?? 1945 (50)
724 Wedel, Hasso von ?? ?? 1945 (52) KIA
725 de Marmier, Lionel Alexandre Pierre 30 Dec 1944 (47) KIFA
726 Tidmarsh, David Mary 27 Nov 1944 (52)
727 Del'Haye, Roger Amedee 18 Nov 1944 (55) KIFA
728 Klein, Hans 18 Nov 1944 (53)
729 Guyou, Fernand Eugene 01 Sep 1944 (53)
730 Schmidt, Otto Christian 24 Jul 1944 (59)
731 Schmidt, Julius 02 Jul 1944
732 Hale, Frank Lucien 07 Jun 1944 (49)
733 Brown, Arthur Roy 09 Mar 1944 (51)
734 Connelly, James Alexander 01 Feb 1944 (50)
735 Camplan, Eugene Jules Emile 18 Jan 1944 (55)
Total Records: 1865
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