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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  
1336 Casey, Francis Dominic 11 Aug 1917 (27) KIFA
1337 Solly, Arthur Norbury 11 Aug 1917 (23) KIFA
1338 Walter, Stephen Reginald Parke 31 Jul 1917 (21) KIFA
1339 Auger, Alfred Victor Robert 28 Jul 1917 (28) KIA
1340 Chadwick, Arnold Jacques 28 Jul 1917 (24) KIA
1341 Minot, Laurence 28 Jul 1917 (21) KIA
1342 Niederhoff, Alfred 28 Jul 1917 (22) KIA
1343 Reid, Ellis Vair 28 Jul 1917 (28) KIA
1344 Brauneck, Otto 26 Jul 1917 (21) KIA
1345 Prothero, Phillip Bernard 26 Jul 1917 (23) KIA
1346 Bond, William Arthur 22 Jul 1917 (28) KIA
1347 Page, John Albert 22 Jul 1917 (24) KIA
1348 Sharman, John Edward 22 Jul 1917 (25) KIA
1349 Gilsher, Juri 20 Jul 1917 (23) KIA
1350 Shepherd, Alfred Seymour 20 Jul 1917 (24) KIA
Total Records: 1865
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