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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  
1051 Bennett, Risdon MacKenzie 28 Sep 1918 (18) KIA
1052 Proctor, Thomas 27 Sep 1918 (30) KIA
1053 Rumey, Fritz 27 Sep 1918 (27) KIA
1054 Thompson, Samuel Frederick Henry 27 Sep 1918 (28) KIA
1055 Tolman, Clifford John 27 Sep 1918 (22) KIA
1056 Craig, William Benson 26 Sep 1918 (23) KIA
1057 Dehmisch (Demisch), Martin 25 Sep 1918 (22) DFW
1058 Asbury, Edward Dannett 24 Sep 1918 (19) KIA
1059 Strange, Gilbert John 24 Sep 1918 (19) KIA
1060 Petit, Paul Armand 18 Sep 1918 (28) KIA
1061 Wehner, Joseph Frank 18 Sep 1918 (23) KIA
1062 Hill, Richard Frank 17 Sep 1918 (19)
1063 Boyau, Maurice Jean Paul 16 Sep 1918 (30) KIA
1064 Wessels, Heinrich 16 Sep 1918 (41) DFW
1065 Paillard, Antoine Joseph Henri Louis 14 Sep 1918 (21) KIA
Total Records: 1865
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