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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
1756 Daley, John Albert Edward Robertson Unknown
1757 Dannhuber, Xavier Unknown
1758 Dobberke, Günther Unknown
1759 Douglas, Percy Unknown
1760 Dyke, William Norman Unknown
1761 Ehmann, Friedrich Unknown
1762 Ehmann, Gottfried Unknown
1763 Emsden, Leonard Herbert Unknown
1764 Fitzner, Otto Unknown
1765 Francke, Rudolf Unknown
1766 Gammon, Richard John Unknown
1767 Gardiner, George Cecil Unknown
1768 Gildemeister, Johannes Unknown
1769 Gille, Friedrich Unknown
1770 Goerth, Hans Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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