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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
1831 Purvis, W.C. Unknown
1832 Puetz (Pütz), Johann Unknown
1833 Ray, Franz Unknown
1834 Reid, Alec Stratford Cunningham Unknown
1835 Robinson, Charles Victor Unknown
1836 Ruebe (Rübe), Richard Unknown
1837 Scheicher, Alfons Unknown
1838 Schlenker, Georg Unknown
1839 Schmidt, Julius Unknown
1840 Schroeder (Schröder), Herbert Unknown
1841 Schumacher, Friedrich Unknown
1842 Schumm, Marat Unknown
1843 Schuetze (Schütze), Erich Unknown
1844 Schuez (Schüz), Hans Unknown
1845 Schwartz, Konrad Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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