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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  
1591 Hippert, Wilhelm Unknown
1592 Hobson, Percy Kyme Unknown
1593 Hohly, Josef Unknown
1594 Holmes, William Norman Unknown
1595 Hooper, Geoffrey Herbert Unknown
1596 Horn, Spencer Bertram Unknown
1597 Horry, Tom Stanley Unknown
1598 Howe, Percy Frank Charles Unknown
1599 Huebner (Hübner), Alfred Unknown
1600 Hudson, Frank Neville Unknown
1601 Huffzky, Friedrich Unknown
1602 Hughes, David James Unknown
1603 Hunter, John Ellis Langford Unknown
1604 Hurst, Cyril Edward Unknown
1605 Huston, Victor Henry Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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