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