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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
136 Wilkins, Frank Stafford Unknown
137 Williams, Percy Stanley Unknown
138 Zander, Martin Unknown
139 Zorn, Wilhelm Unknown
140 Engelfried, Karl 20 Jun ????
141 DuBois d'Aische, Adolphe 18 Mar 1874
142 Wessels, Heinrich 18 Apr 1877
143 Evans, Henry Cope 26 Jul 1879
144 Boehme (Böhme), Erwin 29 Jul 1879
145 Christiansen, Friedrich 12 Dec 1879
146 Massenet-Royer De Marancour, Robert Leon Henri 14 Jan 1880
147 Pulpe, Eduard 22 Jun 1880
148 Piccio, Pier 27 Sep 1880
149 Borzecki, Charles Alexandre Bronislas 04 Nov 1880
150 de Rochechouart de Mortem, François 22 Mar 1881
Total Records: 1865
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