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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  
1126 Baux, Auguste 17 Jul 1918 (26) KIA
1127 Sayers, Edward Harper 17 Jul 1918 (21) KIFA
1128 Thompson, Claude Robert James 17 Jul 1918 (26) KIFA
1129 Ashfield, Lionel Arthur 16 Jul 1918 (20) KIA
1130 Barcat, Andre Jean Louis 16 Jul 1918 (22) KIA
1131 Kirschstein, Hans 16 Jul 1918 (22) KIFA
1132 Vaucour, Awdry Morris 16 Jul 1918 (28) KIA
1133 Friedrichs, Friedrich 15 Jul 1918 (23) KIA
1134 Urban, Karl 12 Jul 1918 (24) KIFA
1135 Scaramanga, James John 10 Jul 1918 (20) DFW
1136 Dilthey, Helmut 09 Jul 1918 (24) KIA
1137 McCudden, James Thomas Byford 09 Jul 1918 (23) KIFA
1138 Claydon, Arthur 08 Jul 1918 (23) KIA
1139 Daley, John Albert Edward Robertson 08 Jul 1918
1140 Rosenfeld, Otto 07 Jul 1918 (26) KIA
Total Records: 1865
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