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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  
1816 Taplin, Leonard Thomas Eaton Unknown
1817 Tennant, James Unknown
1818 Thomas, Gabriel Joseph Unknown
1819 Thompson, Chester William McKinley Unknown
1820 Thomson, George Unknown
1821 Thornely, Ronald Roscoe Unknown
1822 Thornton, Anthony Joseph Hill Unknown
1823 Tod, George Donald Unknown
1824 Traenkner (Tränkner), Oswald Unknown
1825 Tranter, Alexander Unknown
1826 Travers, Frederick Dudley Unknown
1827 Treiber, Karl Unknown
1828 Treptow, Reinhard Unknown
1829 Tschentschel, Gerold Unknown
1830 Tudhope, Philip Murray Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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