Adolphe Pégoud (d. 31 August 1915), the first French ace (whose press nickname "l'As" originated the term); Max Immelmann (d. 18 June 1916), namesake of the Immelmann Turn; & Oswald Boelcke (d. 28 October 1916), formulator of the first rules of aerial combat, the Dicta Boelcke—the latter two winners of the Prussian Pour le Mérite, nicknamed the "Blauer Max" ("Blue Max") after Immelmann.
Lest we forget.
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