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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  
871 Turck, Paul 20 Sep 1926 (33)
872 Meyer, Georg 15 Sep 1926 (33)
873 Brading, Reginald Carey Brenton 26 Jul 1926 (27)
874 Wuesthoff (Wüsthoff), Kurt 23 Jul 1926 (29)
875 Kitto, Francis Mansel 25 Jun 1926 (29)
876 Riemer, Claus 31 May 1926 (29)
877 Billik, Paul 08 Mar 1926 (35) KIFA
878 Hemming, Geoffrey William 26 Feb 1926 (28)
879 Eleuteri, Leopoldo 19 Jan 1926 (32) KIFA
880 Bouyer, Jean Georges 16 Jan 1926 (35) KIFA
881 Rousselle, Maurice Albert 09 Jan 1926 (31)
882 Klein, Johannes ?? ?? 1926
883 Seitz, Wilhelm Anton ?? ?? 1926
884 Strasser, Georg 04 Dec 1925 (34)
885 Bizot, Maurice 27 Nov 1925 (29) KIFA
Total Records: 1865
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