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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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1396 |
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Manschott, Friedrich |
16 Mar 1917 (24) |
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1397 |
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Hauss, Marcel |
15 Feb 1917 (27) |
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1398 |
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Keudell, Hans von |
15 Feb 1917 (25) |
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1399 |
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Reimann, Leopold |
24 Jan 1917 (25) |
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1400 |
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Imelmann, Hans |
23 Jan 1917 (20) |
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1401 |
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Delorme, Andre Jean |
14 Jan 1917 (27) |
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1402 |
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Sauvage, Paul Joannes |
07 Jan 1917 (20) |
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1403 |
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Leffers, Gustav |
27 Dec 1916 (24) |
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1404 |
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Violet-Marty, Pierre Augustin François |
27 Dec 1916 (22) |
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1405 |
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Haber, Kurt |
20 Dec 1916 (21) |
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1406 |
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Knight, Arthur Gerald |
20 Dec 1916 (21) |
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1407 |
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Schilling, Hans |
04 Dec 1916 (24) |
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1408 |
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Hawker, Lanoe George |
23 Nov 1916 (26) |
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1409 |
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Kirmaier, Stefan |
22 Nov 1916 (27) |
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1410 |
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Cowan, Sidney Edward |
17 Nov 1916 (19) |
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Total Records: 1865 |
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