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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  
1741 Raesch, Josef Unknown
1742 Randall, Arthur Clunie Unknown
1743 Randall, George Ebben Unknown
1744 Ray, Franz Unknown
1745 Ray, Lewis Hector Unknown
1746 Rayner, John William Unknown
1747 Reed, Arthur Eden Unknown
1748 Reed, William Ernest Unknown
1749 Regnier, Victor François Marie Alexis Unknown
1750 Rice-Oxley, Alan Unknown
1751 Riley, Alan Incell Unknown
1752 Riley, George Raby Unknown
1753 Risacher, Louis Unknown
1754 Roberts, Norman Unknown
1755 Robinson, Charles Victor Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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