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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  
976 Paillard, Antoine Joseph Henri Louis 14 Sep 1918 KIA
977 Putnam, David Endicott 12 Sep 1918 KIA
978 Besel, Rudolf 07 Sep 1918 KIFA
979 Good, Herbert Barrett 05 Sep 1918 KIA
980 Gilbertson, Dennis Henry Stacey 04 Sep 1918 KIA
981 Ralph, Francis James 03 Sep 1918 KIA
982 Brendle, Konrad 02 Sep 1918
983 Collins, Valentine 02 Sep 1918 KIA
984 Keen, Arthur Willan 02 Sep 1918
985 Heinrich, Bertram 31 Aug 1918 KIA
986 Kuehne (Kühne), Wilhelm 30 Aug 1918
987 Edwards, Cedric George 27 Aug 1918 KIA
988 Hilborn, William Carrall 26 Aug 1918 KIFA
989 Bennett, Louis 24 Aug 1918 KIA
990 Hamilton, Lloyd Andrews 24 Aug 1918 KIA
Total Records: 1863
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