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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  
826 Korff, Arthur 13 Sep 1931 (33)
827 Firth, John Charles Bradley 23 Aug 1931 (37)
828 Luff, Frederic Earnest 28 Apr 1931 (35)
829 Moody, Henry Michael 23 Apr 1931 (33) KIFA
830 Jordan, William Lancelot ?? ?? 1931 (35)
831 Baer, Paul Frank 09 Dec 1930 (36) KIFA
832 Mohnicke, Eberhard 14 Oct 1930 (32) KIFA
833 Donaldson, John Owen 07 Sep 1930 (33) KIFA
834 Stojsavljevic, Raoul 02 Sep 1930 (43) KIFA
835 Thuy, Emil 11 Jun 1930 (36) KIFA
836 Owen, Hugh Leslie 05 Jun 1930 (38)
837 Plessis, Constant Emmanuel 01 Jun 1930 (40) KIFA
838 Saunders, Alfred William 22 May 1930 (42)
839 Barker, William George 12 Mar 1930 (36) KIFA
840 Kroll, Heinrich 21 Feb 1930 (36)
Total Records: 1865
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