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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  
1081 Schwartz, Konrad 24 Aug 1918
1082 Taylor, Edgar 24 Aug 1918 (21) KIA
1083 Child, James Martin 23 Aug 1918 (24)
1084 Hales, John Playford 23 Aug 1918 (25) KIA
1085 Laplasse, Antoine 22 Aug 1918 (35) KIA
1086 Noel, Tom Cecil 22 Aug 1918 (21) KIA
1087 Schlimpen, Johann 20 Aug 1918 (23) KIA
1088 Gould, Herbert Ruska 14 Aug 1918 (27) KIA
1089 Hewat, Richard Alexander 14 Aug 1918 (22) KIA
1090 Morris, James Fitz 14 Aug 1918 (21) KIFA
1091 Smith, David Esplin 14 Aug 1918 (19) KIA
1092 Booker, Charles Dawson 13 Aug 1918 (21) DFW
1093 Collin, Dieter 13 Aug 1918 (25) DFW
1094 Hind, Ivan Frank 12 Aug 1918 KIA
1095 Walker, Kenneth MacKenzie 12 Aug 1918 (25) KIA
Total Records: 1865
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