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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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751 |
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Ralston, Orville Alfred |
30 Dec 1942 (48) |
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752 |
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Masiero, Guido |
24 Nov 1942 (47) |
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753 |
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Knotts, Howard Clayton |
23 Nov 1942 (47) |
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754 |
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Croneiss, Theodor |
07 Nov 1942 |
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755 |
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Goode, Harry King |
21 Aug 1942 (50) |
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756 |
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Bozon-Verduraz, Jean Seraphin Benjamin Emmanuel |
21 Jun 1942 (53) |
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757 |
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George, Harold Huston |
30 Apr 1942 (50) |
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758 |
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Watson, Herbert Gilles |
29 Mar 1942 (53) |
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759 |
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Olieslagers, Jan |
23 Mar 1942 (59) |
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760 |
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Baldwin, Owen Morgan |
12 Jan 1942 (49) |
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761 |
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Jindra, Otto |
?? ?? 1942 (46) |
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762 |
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Darwin, Charles John Wharton |
26 Dec 1941 (47) |
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763 |
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Barnekow, Raven Freiherr von |
08 Dec 1941 (44) |
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764 |
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Duncan, Gordon Metcalfe |
08 Dec 1941 (42) |
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765 |
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King, Elwyn Roy |
28 Nov 1941 (47) |
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Total Records: 1865 |
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