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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  
961 Mitchell, Leslie Edwin 29 Sep 1918 KIA
962 Bennett, Risdon MacKenzie 28 Sep 1918 KIA
963 Proctor, Thomas 27 Sep 1918 KIA
964 Rumey, Fritz 27 Sep 1918 KIA
965 Thompson, Samuel Frederick Henry 27 Sep 1918 KIA
966 Tolman, Clifford John 27 Sep 1918 KIA
967 Craig, William Benson 26 Sep 1918 KIA
968 Dehmisch (Demisch), Martin 25 Sep 1918 DFW
969 Asbury, Edward Dannett 24 Sep 1918 KIA
970 Strange, Gilbert John 24 Sep 1918 KIA
971 Petit, Paul Armand 18 Sep 1918 KIA
972 Wehner, Joseph Frank 18 Sep 1918 KIA
973 Hill, Richard Frank 17 Sep 1918
974 Boyau, Maurice Jean Paul 16 Sep 1918 KIA
975 Wessels, Heinrich 16 Sep 1918 DFW
Total Records: 1863
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