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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  
1786 Sharpe, Frank Unknown
1787 Sharpe, Thomas Sydney Unknown
1788 Sidebottom, William Unknown
1789 Siempelkamp, Eugen Unknown
1790 Simonson, Eric Landon Unknown
1791 Simpson, Edward Arthur Unknown
1792 Simpson, George Goodman Unknown
1793 Sims, Charles John Unknown
1794 Smith, William Watson Unknown
1795 Smith, Emerson Arthur Lincoln Fisher Unknown
1796 Smith, Francis Ryan Unknown
1797 Smith, George Henry Benjamin Unknown
1798 Smith, Harry Coleman Unknown
1799 Smith, James Robert Unknown
1800 Smuts, Neil Ritz Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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