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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  
1201 Hall, Frederick Vincent 15 May 1918 (20) KIFA
1202 Napier, Charles George Douglas 15 May 1918 (26) KIA
1203 Sellars, Herbert Whiteley 15 May 1918 (22) KIA
1204 Dolan, Henry Eric 12 May 1918 (22) KIA
1205 Nachod, Kurt 11 May 1918 (28) KIFA
1206 Lupton, Charles Roger 09 May 1918 (20) KIA
1207 Beanlands, Bernard Paul Gascoigne 08 May 1918 (21) KIFA
1208 McDonald, Roderick 08 May 1918 (25) KIA
1209 Chaput, Jean 06 May 1918 (25) KIA
1210 Wells, William Lewis 06 May 1918 (23) DFW
1211 Nicelli, Giovanni 05 May 1918 (25) KIA
1212 Patzelt, Karl 04 May 1918 (25) KIA
1213 Demeuldre, Omer Paul 03 May 1918 (26) KIA
1214 Parry, Samuel 03 May 1918 (26) KIFA
1215 Scholtz, Edgar 02 May 1918 (20) KIA
Total Records: 1865
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