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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 Death  
1531 Eycott-Martin, Harold Ross Unknown
1532 Farrow, William Hastings Unknown
1533 Fejes, Stefan Unknown
1534 Findlay, John Pierce Unknown
1535 Finlay, Garfield Unknown
1536 Fitzgibbon, Desmond Fitzgerald Unknown
1537 Fitzner, Otto Unknown
1538 Fraedrich (Frädrich), Gustav Unknown
1539 Fraissinet, Jean Alfred Unknown
1540 Francke, Rudolf Unknown
1541 Frickart, Wilhelm Maximilian Unknown
1542 Friedrich, Josef Unknown
1543 Gaim, Ludwig Unknown
1544 Gammon, Richard John Unknown
1545 Gamon, John Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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