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