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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
1816 Martin, T.W. Unknown
1817 Marwede, Hans Heinrich Unknown
1818 McCormack, George Unknown
1819 Mesch, Christian Unknown
1820 Morgan, John Towlson Unknown
1821 Naylor, Walter Unknown
1822 Niethammer, Werner Unknown
1823 Novak, Augustin Unknown
1824 Oberlander, Hans Unknown
1825 Olivier, Eric Unknown
1826 Otto, Rudolf Unknown
1827 Pearson, William Reginald Guy Unknown
1828 Piechulek, Franz Unknown
1829 Poeschke, Friedrich Unknown
1830 Poss, Reinhold Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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