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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
1741 Bohny, Karl Unknown
1742 Boening (Böning), Walter Unknown
1743 Borm, Gustav Unknown
1744 Bowski, Hans Unknown
1745 Brandenstein, Aloys Freiherr von Unknown
1746 Breiten-Landenberg, Otto von Unknown
1747 Brown, Alfred John Unknown
1748 Bruenig (Brünig), Helmut Unknown
1749 Buder, Erich Unknown
1750 Buehl (Bühl), Albin Unknown
1751 Burkard, August Unknown
1752 Buettner (Büttner), Siegfried Unknown
1753 Cammann, Theodor Unknown
1754 Classen, Friedrich Unknown
1755 Croneiss, Theodor Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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