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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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1321 |
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Mansell, William Stanley |
11 Sep 1917 (21) |
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1322 |
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McMaking, Oscar Lennox |
11 Sep 1917 (23) |
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1323 |
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Wear, Albert Edward |
11 Sep 1917 (21) |
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1324 |
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Matton, Jean Georges Fernand |
10 Sep 1917 (29) |
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1325 |
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Potter, Frank |
10 Sep 1917 (26) |
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1326 |
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Hoehndorf (Höhndorf), Walter |
05 Sep 1917 (25) |
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1327 |
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Hahn, Erich |
04 Sep 1917 (26) |
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1328 |
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Hartmann, Otto |
03 Sep 1917 (28) |
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1329 |
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Dostler, Eduard Ritter von |
21 Aug 1917 (25) |
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1330 |
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Clement, Carleton Main |
19 Aug 1917 (21) |
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1331 |
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Jaeger (Jäger), Otto |
19 Aug 1917 (27) |
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1332 |
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Johnston, Phillip Andrew |
17 Aug 1917 (19) |
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1333 |
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Joslyn, Harold Waddell |
17 Aug 1917 (24) |
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1334 |
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Webb, Noel William Ward |
16 Aug 1917 (21) |
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1335 |
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Oliver, Thomas Alfred |
14 Aug 1917 (24) |
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Total Records: 1865 |
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