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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  
1246 Muspratt, Keith Knox 16 Mar 1918 (21) KIFA
1247 Tutschek, Adolf von 15 Mar 1918 (27) KIA
1248 Hartley, Herbert Henry 14 Mar 1918 (23) KIA
1249 Mettlich, Konrad 13 Mar 1918 (24) KIA
1250 Splitgerber, Otto 13 Mar 1918 (35) KIA
1251 Imolesi, Attilio 11 Mar 1918 (28) DFW
1252 Robertson, John Henry 11 Mar 1918 (30) DFW
1253 Buddecke, Hans-Joachim 10 Mar 1918 (28) KIA
1254 Kampe, Willi 08 Mar 1918 (30) KIA
1255 Tahy, Alexander 07 Mar 1918 (22) KIFA
1256 MacKay, Harry William MacKintosh 06 Mar 1918 (21) KIFA
1257 Day, Miles Jeffrey Game 27 Feb 1918 (22) KIA
1258 Frint, Johann 25 Feb 1918 (30) KIFA
1259 Guettler (Güttler), Wolfgang 20 Feb 1918 (25) KIA
1260 Price, Guy William 18 Feb 1918 (23) KIA
Total Records: 1865
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