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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  
1651 Leps, Adrien Louis Jacques Unknown
1652 Leptien, Hermann Unknown
1653 Lindenberger, Alfred Unknown
1654 Lindfield, H. Unknown
1655 Lindup, Ernest Unknown
1656 Lloyd Williams, John Jordan Unknown
1657 Loeffler (Löffler), Otto Unknown
1658 Loiko, Ivan Unknown
1659 Lorenz, Heinrich Unknown
1660 Lowe, Reginald Unknown
1661 Luer, Ludwig Unknown
1662 MacKenzie, William John Unknown
1663 MacKereth, John Unknown
1664 MacLanachan, William Unknown
1665 MacLean, Loudoun James Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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