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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
1021 Scholte, Owen John Frederick 30 Jul 1918
1022 Bell, Charles Gordon 29 Jul 1918
1023 Petit-Delchet, Andre Marie Paul 28 Jul 1918
1024 Mannock, Edward Corringham 26 Jul 1918
1025 Ralston, John Steele 25 Jul 1918
1026 Siddall, Joseph Henry 25 Jul 1918
1027 Burge, Philip Scott 24 Jul 1918
1028 Mellings, Harold Thomas 22 Jul 1918
1029 Roy, Indra Lal 22 Jul 1918
1030 Esswein, Otto 21 Jul 1918
1031 Allasia, Michele 20 Jul 1918
1032 Bosson, André Louis 20 Jul 1918
1033 MacArthur, John Knox 20 Jul 1918
1034 Robert, Maurice Joseph Emile 19 Jul 1918
1035 Bretschneider-Bodemer, Moritz-Waldemar 18 Jul 1918
Total Records: 1863
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