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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
1786 Huettenrauch (Hüttenrauch), Paul Unknown
1787 Jackson, Horace Stanley Unknown
1788 Jentsch, Karl Friedrich Kurt Unknown
1789 Johns, Martin Unknown
1790 Jones, John Unknown
1791 Jones, William Unknown
1792 Joerke (Jörke), Reinhold Unknown
1793 Klaiber, Otto Unknown
1794 Klaudat, Gustav Unknown
1795 Klein, Johannes Unknown
1796 Koch, Emil Unknown
1797 Kohlbach, Wilhelm Unknown
1798 Kopka, Johann Unknown
1799 Koerner (Körner), Hans Unknown
1800 Kuhn, Max Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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