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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  
886 Mace (Macé), Charles Jean Vincent 07 Jun 1919 KIFA
887 James, Mansell Richard 29 May 1919 KIFA
888 Carter, Albert Desbrisay 22 May 1919 KIFA
889 Warman, Clive Wilson 12 May 1919 KIFA
890 Hayne, Edwin Tufnell 28 Apr 1919 KIFA
891 Pierozzi, Orazio 18 Mar 1919 KIFA
892 Peterson, David McKelvey 16 Mar 1919 KIFA
893 Jacob, Kurt 10 Mar 1919 KIFA
894 Atkinson, Rupert Norman Gould 07 Mar 1919
895 Preuss, Werner 06 Mar 1919 KIFA
896 McNeaney, John Harry 01 Mar 1919
897 Harker, Howard Redmayne 27 Feb 1919
898 Britton, Arthur Frederick 19 Feb 1919
899 Patey, Herbert Andrew 18 Feb 1919
900 Payne, Leonard Allen 18 Feb 1919 KIFA
Total Records: 1863
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