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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  
1306 Rooper, William Victor Trevor 09 Oct 1917 (20) KIA
1307 Bush, James Cromwell 07 Oct 1917 (26) KIA
1308 MacAndrew, Colin Glen Orr 02 Oct 1917 (21) KIA
1309 Chapman, Charles Meredith Bouverie 01 Oct 1917 (25) DFW
1310 Sloley, Robert Hugh 01 Oct 1917 (20) KIA
1311 Loyd, Alwyne Travers 28 Sep 1917 (23) KIA
1312 Wissemann, Kurt 28 Sep 1917 (24) KIA
1313 Kosmahl, Fritz Gustav August 26 Sep 1917 (25) DFW
1314 Barlow, John Lancashire 23 Sep 1917 (18) KIFA
1315 Voss, Werner 23 Sep 1917 (20) KIA
1316 Curtis, Ralph Luxmore 21 Sep 1917 (19) DFW
1317 Noss, Arthur Rex Hurden 15 Sep 1917 (20) KIFA
1318 Wolff, Kurt 15 Sep 1917 (22) KIA
1319 Guynemer, Georges Marie Ludovic Jules 11 Sep 1917 (23) KIA
1320 Jenkin, Louis Fleeming 11 Sep 1917 (22) KIA
Total Records: 1865
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