top aces of their plane type who died in aviation without combat

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Good evening Gentlemen,

such a high percentage of aces died an airmen's death without combat. I compiled a list of those who met that fate and who were the top ace of their plane type, respectively. I didn't include car accidents, MIA or collisions with comrades during combat missions. Enjoy!

• Airco D.H.4, David Stewart, 1924
• Airco D.H.5, Arthur Coningham, 1948 (lost in the Bermuda triangle)
• Albatros D.Va, Fritz Pütter, 1918
• Boulton Paul Defiant, Edward Thorn, 1946
• Bristol Scout, Charles Bell, 1918
• Curtiss Hawk III, LiuChui-Kang, 1937
• Dewoitine D.520, Pierre Le Gloan, 1943
• Douglas A-20, Gordon Raphael, 1945
• Fiat CR.32, Joaquin Garcia-Morato, 1939
• Fiat CR.42, Mario Visintini, 1941
• Hansa-Brandenburg D.I, Godwin Brumowski, 1936
• IAR 80, Teodor Zabava, 1944
• Lockheed P-38, Richard Bong, 1945
• Macchi M.5, Orazio Pierozzi, 1919
• Macchi M.C.202, Teresio Martinoli, 1944
• Nieuport 16, Charles Nungesser, 1927
• Nieuport 24bis, Charles Nungesser, 1927
• North American F-86, Joseph McConnell, 1954
• Polikarpow I-16, Sergei Grizewez, 1939
• R.A.F. R.E.8, Croye Pithey, 1920
• R.A.F. S.E.5a, Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor, 1921
• Salmson 2, William Erwin, 1927

Michael