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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  
1171 Quette, Charles Alfred 05 Jun 1918 (23) KIA
1172 Derode, Jean Marie Emile 04 Jun 1918 (31) KIA
1173 Moissinac, Xavier Jean-Marie Louis 03 Jun 1918 (22) KIA
1174 Dennett, Pruett Mullens 02 Jun 1918 (19) KIA
1175 Cairnes, William Jameson 01 Jun 1918 (22) KIA
1176 Dallas, Roderic Stanley 01 Jun 1918 (27) KIA
1177 Kemp, George Hubert 01 Jun 1918 (21) KIA
1178 Pressentin von Rautter, Viktor von 31 May 1918 (22) KIA
1179 Benbow, Edwin Louis 30 May 1918 (23) KIA
1180 Smith-Grant, John Gordon Smith Cheetham 30 May 1918 (25) DFW
1181 Bennett, Rex George 28 May 1918 (33) KIA
1182 Makepeace, Reginald Milburn 28 May 1918 (28) KIFA
1183 Bell, Douglas John 27 May 1918 (25) KIA
1184 Little, Robert Alexander 27 May 1918 (23) KIA
1185 Windisch, Rudolf 27 May 1918 (21)
Total Records: 1865
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