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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  
1111 Scholte, Owen John Frederick 30 Jul 1918 (22)
1112 Bell, Charles Gordon 29 Jul 1918 (29) KIFA
1113 Petit-Delchet, Andre Marie Paul 28 Jul 1918 (26) KIFA
1114 Mannock, Edward Corringham 26 Jul 1918 (31) KIA
1115 Ralston, John Steel 25 Jul 1918 (31) KIA
1116 Siddall, Joseph Henry 25 Jul 1918 (22) KIA
1117 Burge, Philip Scott 24 Jul 1918 (23) KIA
1118 Mellings, Harold Thomas 22 Jul 1918 (19) KIA
1119 Roy, Indra Lal 22 Jul 1918 (20) KIA
1120 Esswein, Otto 21 Jul 1918 (28) KIA
1121 Allasia, Michele 20 Jul 1918 (25) KIFA
1122 Bosson, André Louis 20 Jul 1918 (24) KIA
1123 MacArthur, John Knox 20 Jul 1918 (27) KIFA
1124 Robert, Maurice Joseph Emile 19 Jul 1918 (25) KIA
1125 Bretschneider-Bodemer, Moritz-Waldemar 18 Jul 1918 (26) KIA
Total Records: 1865
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