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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
31 Dannhuber, Xavier Unknown
32 Dobberke, Günther Unknown
33 Douglas, Percy Unknown
34 Dyke, William Norman Unknown
35 Ehmann, Friedrich Unknown
36 Ehmann, Gottfried Unknown
37 Emsden, Leonard Herbert Unknown
38 Fitzner, Otto Unknown
39 Francke, Rudolf Unknown
40 Gammon, Richard John Unknown
41 Gardiner, George Cecil Unknown
42 Gildemeister, Johannes Unknown
43 Gille, Friedrich Unknown
44 Goerth, Hans Unknown
45 Grassmann, Justus Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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