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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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| 1366 |
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Smith, Langley Frank Willard |
12 Jun 1917 (20) |
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| 1367 |
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Vessey, John Arthur |
12 Jun 1917 (23) |
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| 1368 |
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Cubbon, Francis Richard |
09 Jun 1917 (25) |
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| 1369 |
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Thayre, Frederick James Harry |
09 Jun 1917 (24) |
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| 1370 |
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Culling, Thomas Grey |
08 Jun 1917 (21) |
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| 1371 |
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Wiessner, Ernst |
07 Jun 1917 (23) |
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| 1372 |
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Bona, Paul |
06 Jun 1917 (22) |
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| 1373 |
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Schaefer (Schäfer), Karl Emil |
05 Jun 1917 (26) |
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| 1374 |
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Kokorin, Nikolai |
28 May 1917 (28) |
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| 1375 |
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Dorme, René Pierre Marie |
25 May 1917 (23) |
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| 1376 |
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Pfeiffer, Hermann |
20 May 1917 (27) |
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| 1377 |
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Curphey, William George Sellar |
15 May 1917 (22) |
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| 1378 |
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Busa, Julius |
13 May 1917 (26) |
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| 1379 |
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Nathanael, Edmund |
11 May 1917 (28) |
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| 1380 |
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Le Cour Grandmaison, Didier Louis Marie Charles |
10 May 1917 (28) |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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