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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  
946 Hodgkinson, William 09 Oct 1918 KIA
947 Sawyer, Cyril Hayes 08 Oct 1918 KIFA
948 Delage, Pierre 04 Oct 1918 KIA
949 Middleton, William James 04 Oct 1918 DFW
950 Raymond, Georges 04 Oct 1918
951 Warner, John Weston 04 Oct 1918
952 Hickey, Charles Robert Reeves 03 Oct 1918 KIFA
953 Hoehn (Höhn), Fritz 03 Oct 1918 KIA
954 Cooper, Maurice Lea 02 Oct 1918 KIA
955 Kairies, Christian 02 Oct 1918 DFW
956 Payton, Clement Wattson 02 Oct 1918 KIA
957 Gardner, Cecil Vernon 30 Sep 1918 DFW
958 Boulton, Nicholson Stewart 29 Sep 1918 KIA
959 Drake, Edward Barfort 29 Sep 1918 KIA
960 Luke, Frank 29 Sep 1918 KIA
Total Records: 1863
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