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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  
1036 Sawyer, Cyril Hayes 08 Oct 1918 (19) KIFA
1037 Delage, Pierre 04 Oct 1918 (31) KIA
1038 Middleton, William James 04 Oct 1918 (21) DFW
1039 Raymond, Georges 04 Oct 1918 (31)
1040 Warner, John Weston 04 Oct 1918 (19)
1041 Hickey, Charles Robert Reeves 03 Oct 1918 (21) KIFA
1042 Hoehn (Höhn), Fritz 03 Oct 1918 (22) KIA
1043 Cooper, Maurice Lea 02 Oct 1918 (20) KIA
1044 Kairies, Christian 02 Oct 1918 (22) DFW
1045 Payton, Clement Wattson 02 Oct 1918 (21) KIA
1046 Gardner, Cecil Vernon 30 Sep 1918 (29) DFW
1047 Boulton, Nicholson Stewart 29 Sep 1918 (19) KIA
1048 Drake, Edward Barfort 29 Sep 1918 (20) KIA
1049 Luke, Frank 29 Sep 1918 (21) KIA
1050 Mitchell, Leslie Edwin 29 Sep 1918 (24) KIA
Total Records: 1865
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