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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  
1576 Harrison, Thomas Sinclair Unknown
1577 Harrop, William Unknown
1578 Hay, Hugh Allport Unknown
1579 Headlam, Eustace Slade Unknown
1580 Hegarty, Herbert George Unknown
1581 Hemming, Alfred Stewart Unknown
1582 Hengst, Friedrich Unknown
1583 Henkel, Heinrich Unknown
1584 Hennrich, Oskar Unknown
1585 Herring, Robert Samuel Unknown
1586 Hetze, Kurt Unknown
1587 Heurtaux, Alfred Marie Joseph Unknown
1588 Heywood, Cyril Jestyn Unknown
1589 Hildebrand, Robert Karl Georg Hildebrand Unknown
1590 Hill, Charles Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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