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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  
766 Udet, Ernst 17 Nov 1941 (45)
767 Green, Charles Duncan Bremner 03 Oct 1941 (44)
768 Schuez (Schüz), Hans 31 Aug 1941 KIFA
769 Vitalis, Marie Gaston Fulerand Leon 17 Aug 1941 (51)
770 Lally, Conrad Tolendal 05 Aug 1941 (59)
771 Costantini, Bartolomeo 19 Jul 1941 (52)
772 Phillipps, Roy Cecil 21 May 1941 (49) KIFA
773 Carlin, Sydney 09 May 1941 (52) KIA
774 Davies, Francis James 07 Mar 1941 (52)
775 Regnier, Emile Julien Mathurin 04 Sep 1940 (46)
776 Ritscherle, Karl 24 Aug 1940 (42) KIA
777 Arnoux, Maurice 06 Jun 1940 (45) KIA
778 Quandt, Theodor 06 Jun 1940 (43) KIA
779 Shapard, Evander 15 Apr 1940 (47)
780 Garaud, Hector Eugene Joseph 05 Apr 1940 (43) KIFA
Total Records: 1865
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