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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  
976 Warman, Clive Wilson 12 May 1919 (27) KIFA
977 Hayne, Edwin Tufnell 28 Apr 1919 (24) KIFA
978 Pierozzi, Orazio 18 Mar 1919 (35) KIFA
979 Peterson, David McKelvey 16 Mar 1919 (25) KIFA
980 Jacob, Kurt 10 Mar 1919 (23) KIFA
981 Atkinson, Rupert Norman Gould 07 Mar 1919 (23)
982 Preuss, Werner 06 Mar 1919 (25) KIFA
983 McNeaney, John Harry 01 Mar 1919 (22)
984 Harker, Howard Redmayne 27 Feb 1919 (28)
985 Britton, Arthur Frederick 19 Feb 1919 (31)
986 Patey, Herbert Andrew 18 Feb 1919 (21)
987 Payne, Leonard Allan 18 Feb 1919 (25) KIFA
988 Clay, Henry Robinson 17 Feb 1919 (24)
989 Davies, Edgar George 06 Feb 1919 (21) KIFA
990 Rummell, Leslie Jacob 02 Feb 1919 (24)
Total Records: 1865
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