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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  
1621 Joerke (Jörke), Reinhold Unknown
1622 Joseph, Solomon Clifford Unknown
1623 Juhnke, Hermann Unknown
1624 Kahle, Willy Unknown
1625 Kahlow, Max Unknown
1626 Keeble, Noel Unknown
1627 Kenny, Edward Patrick Unknown
1628 Kenzian, Georg Unknown
1629 Kiddie, Andrew Cameron Unknown
1630 King, Leslie Walter Unknown
1631 Klaiber, Otto Unknown
1632 Klaudat, Gustav Unknown
1633 Knappe, Herbert Wilhelm Franz Unknown
1634 Knowles, Frederick John Unknown
1635 Koch, Alfred Michael Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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