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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  
751 Luff, Frederic Ernest 28 Apr 1931
752 Moody, Henry Michael 23 Apr 1931 KIFA
753 Jordan, William Lancelot ?? ?? 1931
754 Baer, Paul Frank 09 Dec 1930 KIFA
755 Mohnicke, Eberhard 14 Oct 1930 KIFA
756 Donaldson, John Owen 07 Sep 1930 KIFA
757 Stojsavljevic, Raoul 02 Sep 1930 KIFA
758 Thuy, Emil 11 Jun 1930 KIFA
759 Plessis, Constant Emmanuel 01 Jun 1930 KIFA
760 Saunders, Alfred William 22 May 1930
761 Barker, William George 12 Mar 1930 KIFA
762 Kroll, Heinrich 21 Feb 1930
763 Odebrett, Karl 13 Feb 1930
764 Jones-Williams, Arthur Gordon 17 Dec 1929 KIFA
765 Dubois de Gennes, Jean Charles Augustin 17 Sep 1929
Total Records: 1863
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