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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  
1711 Nangle, Hugh Unknown
1712 Naylor, Walter Unknown
1713 Nel, William Joseph Baynes Unknown
1714 Newsome, Thomas Henry Unknown
1715 Noble, Walter Unknown
1716 Norton, Ernest William Unknown
1717 Novak, Augustin Unknown
1718 Nuelle (Nülle), Hans Unknown
1719 Oberlander, Hans Unknown
1720 Odell, Charles Walter Unknown
1721 Olieff, Percy Henry Unknown
1722 Olivier, Eric Unknown
1723 O'Toole, William Unknown
1724 Otto, Rudolf Unknown
1725 Owen, Ernest Edward Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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