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