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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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811 |
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Boehning (Böhning), Hans |
20 Oct 1934 (41) |
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812 |
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Umney, John Howard |
14 Aug 1934 (36) |
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813 |
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Thaw, William |
22 Apr 1934 (41) |
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814 |
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Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick, William John Charles |
26 Sep 1933 (37) |
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815 |
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Poss, Reinhold |
26 Aug 1933 |
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816 |
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Wright, Chester Ellis |
09 Aug 1933 (36) |
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817 |
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Heron, Oscar Aloysius Patrick |
05 Aug 1933 (35) |
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818 |
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Pessi, Giorgio |
18 Jul 1933 (42) |
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819 |
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Soulier, Constant Frederic |
02 Jul 1933 (36) |
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820 |
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Heibert, Robert |
10 May 1933 (47) |
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821 |
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Uniacke, Desmond Percival Fitzgerald |
25 Mar 1933 (38) |
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822 |
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Gibbons, Frank George |
21 May 1932 (33) |
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823 |
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Kaszala, Karl |
?? ?? 1932 (40) |
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824 |
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Bridgeman, Orlando Clive |
21 Dec 1931 (33) |
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825 |
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Apps, Gordon Frank Mason |
24 Oct 1931 (32) |
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Total Records: 1865 |
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