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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  
991 Schwartz, Konrad 24 Aug 1918
992 Taylor, Edgar 24 Aug 1918 KIA
993 Child, James Martin 23 Aug 1918
994 Hales, John Playford 23 Aug 1918 KIA
995 Laplasse, Antoine 22 Aug 1918 KIA
996 Noel, Tom Cecil 22 Aug 1918 KIA
997 Schlimpen, Johann 20 Aug 1918 KIA
998 Gould, Herbert Ruska 14 Aug 1918 KIA
999 Hewat, Richard Alexander 14 Aug 1918 KIA
1000 Morris, James Fitz 14 Aug 1918 KIFA
1001 Smith, David Esplin 14 Aug 1918 KIA
1002 Booker, Charles Dawson 13 Aug 1918 DFW
1003 Collin, Dieter 13 Aug 1918 DFW
1004 Hind, Ivan Frank 12 Aug 1918 KIA
1005 Walker, Kenneth MacKenzie 12 Aug 1918 KIA
Total Records: 1863
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