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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  
1156 Baracca, Francesco 19 Jun 1918 (30) KIA
1157 Baylies, Frank Leaman 17 Jun 1918 (23) KIA
1158 Turnbull, John Seymour 17 Jun 1918 (23) KIA
1159 Kelly, Ernest Tilton Sumpter 15 Jun 1918 (20) KIA
1160 Belgrave, James Dacres 13 Jun 1918 (22) KIA
1161 Hamilton, Herbert James 13 Jun 1918 (23) KIFA
1162 Johns, Reginald Leach 11 Jun 1918 (24) KIFA
1163 Manuel, John Gerald 10 Jun 1918 (25) KIFA
1164 Marty, Alexandre Paul Leon Madeleine 09 Jun 1918 (24) KIA
1165 Tyrrell, Walter Alexander 09 Jun 1918 (20) KIA
1166 Dawe, James Jeffery 07 Jun 1918 (20) KIA
1167 Kieckhaefer (Kieckhäfer), Fritz 07 Jun 1918 (22) DFW
1168 Mendel, Karl 06 Jun 1918 (26) KIA
1169 Paynter, John De Camborne 06 Jun 1918 (20) DFW
1170 Elliott, Hugh William 05 Jun 1918 (21) KIFA
Total Records: 1865
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