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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  
916 Edwards, Stearne Tighe 22 Nov 1918
917 Armstrong, D'Urban Victor 13 Nov 1918 KIFA
918 Stokes, Claud Harry 07 Nov 1918 DFW
919 Palliser, Arthur John 05 Nov 1918 KIA
920 Baker, Thomas Charles Richmond 04 Nov 1918 KIA
921 Lightbody, John Douglas 04 Nov 1918 KIA
922 Beane, James Dudley 30 Oct 1918 KIA
923 Callender, Alvin Andrew 30 Oct 1918 KIA
924 Farquhar, Robert Wallace 30 Oct 1918 KIA
925 Paget, Augustus 30 Oct 1918 KIA
926 Coiffard, Michel Joseph Callixte Marie 29 Oct 1918 DFW
927 Morgan, John Towlson 29 Oct 1918 KIFA
928 Schoen, Karl John 29 Oct 1918 KIA
929 Coolidge, Hamilton 27 Oct 1918 KIA
930 Schlegel, Karl 27 Oct 1918 KIA
Total Records: 1863
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