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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 Birth
16 Boening (Böning), Walter Unknown
17 Borm, Gustav Unknown
18 Bowski, Hans Unknown
19 Brandenstein, Aloys Freiherr von Unknown
20 Breiten-Landenberg, Otto von Unknown
21 Brown, Alfred John Unknown
22 Bruenig (Brünig), Helmut Unknown
23 Buder, Erich Unknown
24 Buehl (Bühl), Albin Unknown
25 Burkard, August Unknown
26 Buettner (Büttner), Siegfried Unknown
27 Cammann, Theodor Unknown
28 Classen, Friedrich Unknown
29 Croneiss, Theodor Unknown
30 Daley, John Albert Edward Robertson Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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