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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  
1801 Sommer, Wilhelm Unknown
1802 Sonneck, Erich Unknown
1803 Spence, Anthony George Allen Unknown
1804 Spurling, Arthur Rowe Unknown
1805 Stackard, Harold Francis Unknown
1806 Stark, Rudolf Unknown
1807 Stead, Ian Oliver Unknown
1808 Steele, Charles Ronald Unknown
1809 Steinbrecher, Helmut Unknown
1810 Stevens, Frank Douglas Unknown
1811 Stone, Charles Owen Unknown
1812 Strizhesky, Valdimir Unknown
1813 Strugnell, William Victor Unknown
1814 Struenklenberg (Strünklenberg), Karl Unknown
1815 Summers, John Kenneth Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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