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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  
736 Smart, Wallace Alexander 23 Dec 1943 (45)
737 Montange, Paul 04 Dec 1943 (51)
738 MacDonald, Hector Omdurman 02 Dec 1943 (44) KIFA
739 Schuster, Günther 08 Oct 1943 (50)
740 Veltjens, Josef 06 Oct 1943 (49) KIFA
741 Martinengo, Federico 09 Sep 1943 (46) KIA
742 Russell, John Bernard 21 Aug 1943 (49)
743 Seerley, John Joseph 21 Aug 1943 (46)
744 Orlebar, Augustus Henry 04 Aug 1943 (46)
745 Douchy, Gustave 29 Jul 1943 (50) KIFA
746 Jones, Hubert Wilson Godfrey ?? May 1943 (53)
747 Cook, Harvey Weir 24 Mar 1943 (51) KIFA
748 Caillaux, Edmond Eugene Henri 22 Jan 1943 (47)
749 Creutzmann, Otto ?? ?? 1943 (51)
750 Wognar, Franz ?? ?? 1943 (53)
Total Records: 1865
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