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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  
1726 Owens, William Arthur Unknown
1727 Payne, James Dennis Unknown
1728 Peck, Arthur Hicks Unknown
1729 Pendaries, Pierre Unknown
1730 Pennell, Edward Robert Unknown
1731 Peters, George Clifton Unknown
1732 Peverell, Edmund Heaton Unknown
1733 Phillips, Alan MacMillan Unknown
1734 Piechulek, Franz Unknown
1735 Poeschke, Friedrich Unknown
1736 Poole, George Ramsden Unknown
1737 Pratt, Stuart Harvey Unknown
1738 Purdom, Thomas Laurence Unknown
1739 Purvis, W.C. Unknown
1740 Puetz (Pütz), Johann Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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