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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  
931 Zink, Edmund Leonard 29 Aug 1921 (22)
932 Sutton, Oliver Manners 16 Aug 1921 (25)
933 Leusch, Wilhelm 14 Aug 1921 (29) KIFA
934 Shields, William Ernest 01 Aug 1921 (29) KIFA
935 Beauchamp-Proctor, Andrew Frederick Weatherby 21 Jun 1921 (27) KIFA
936 Pillon, Edmond Jacques Marcel 08 Jun 1921 (30) KIFA
937 Jailler, Lucien Joseph 02 Jun 1921 (32)
938 Scharon, Karl 26 May 1921 (29)
939 Galbraith, Daniel Murray Bayne 29 Mar 1921 (26)
940 McDonald, Ian Donald Roy 22 Sep 1920 (22)
941 Pinder, John William 16 Aug 1920 (22)
942 De Pencier, John Dartnell 17 May 1920 (22) KIFA
943 Ridley, Cyril Burfield 17 May 1920 (25) KIFA
944 Southey, Walter Alfred 17 Apr 1920 (23)
945 Blenkiron, Alfred Victor 20 Mar 1920 (24)
Total Records: 1865
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