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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  
1546 Gardiner, George Cecil Unknown
1547 Gibbs, Frederick John Unknown
1548 Gildemeister, Johannes Unknown
1549 Gille, Friedrich Unknown
1550 Gillespie, William John Unknown
1551 Gilly, Hermann Unknown
1552 Gilson, William Thompson Unknown
1553 Godfrey, Frank Unknown
1554 Goerth, Hans Unknown
1555 Gompertz, Harry Christopher Travers Unknown
1556 Gordon-Bennett, Richard Unknown
1557 Grant, James Unknown
1558 Grant, Walter Irving Newby Unknown
1559 Gray, William Edrington Unknown
1560 Green, William Edward Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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