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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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| 856 |
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Pritt, Walbanke Ashby |
27 Jan 1928 (31) |
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| 857 |
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Nardini, Guido |
26 Jan 1928 (47) |
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| 858 |
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Santelli, Paul Marie Raphael |
15 Jan 1928 (30) |
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| 859 |
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Plauth, Karl |
01 Nov 1927 (31) |
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| 860 |
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Nikitsch, Karl |
07 Sep 1927 (42) |
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| 861 |
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Hamilton, Leslie |
31 Aug 1927 |
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| 862 |
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Erwin, William Portwood |
19 Aug 1927 (32) |
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| 863 |
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Baeumer (Bäumer), Paul Wilhelm |
15 Jul 1927 (31) |
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| 864 |
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Longton, Walter Hunt |
06 Jun 1927 (35) |
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| 865 |
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Nungesser, Charles Eugene Jules Marie |
08 May 1927 (35) |
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| 866 |
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Blackett, Basil John |
22 Apr 1927 (41) |
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| 867 |
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Ungewitter, Kurt |
14 Mar 1927 (36) |
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| 868 |
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Drewitt, Herbert Frank Stacey |
04 Jan 1927 (32) |
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| 869 |
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Teichmann, Karl |
?? ?? 1927 (30) |
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| 870 |
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Kostrba, Heinrich |
24 Sep 1926 (43) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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