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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
1186 Tenant de la Tour, Mathieu Marie Joseph Antoine 17 Dec 1917
1187 Green, James Hubert Ronald 15 Dec 1917
1188 Winnicott, Russell 06 Dec 1917
1189 Hunter, Thomas Vicars 05 Dec 1917
1190 Luchford, Harry George Ernest 02 Dec 1917
1191 Leman, Ernst ?? Dec 1917
1192 Wendelmuth, Rudolf 30 Nov 1917
1193 Boehme (Böhme), Erwin 29 Nov 1917
1194 Suk, Grigory 28 Nov 1917
1195 Jenkins, William Edwin 23 Nov 1917
1196 Eschwege, Rudolph von 21 Nov 1917
1197 Hall, David Sidney 20 Nov 1917
1198 Hartigan, Edward Patrick 20 Nov 1917
1199 Stephenson, Thomas Frederick 20 Nov 1917
1200 Adam, Hans Ritter von 15 Nov 1917
Total Records: 1863
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