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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  
1051 Taylor, Merrill Samuel 07 Jul 1918 KIA
1052 Gerard, Jacques 03 Jul 1918 KIA
1053 Reinhard, Wilhelm 03 Jul 1918 KIFA
1054 Callaghan, Joseph Cruess 02 Jul 1918 KIA
1055 Jones, Percy Griffith 02 Jul 1918 KIA
1056 Montrion, René 28 Jun 1918 KIA
1057 Eaton, Edward Carter 26 Jun 1918 KIA
1058 Hasdenteufel, Marius René Marie 26 Jun 1918 KIFA
1059 Schoenfelder (Schönfelder), Kurt 26 Jun 1918 KIA
1060 Steinhaeuser (Steinhäuser), Werner 26 Jun 1918 KIA
1061 Schulz, Wilhelm 25 Jun 1918 KIA
1062 Henderson, Ian Henry David 21 Jun 1918 KIFA
1063 Redler, Harold Bolton 21 Jun 1918 KIFA
1064 Pearson, William Reginald Guy 20 Jun 1918 KIFA
1065 Saune, Basile Felicien 20 Jun 1918 KIA
Total Records: 1863
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