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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  
1846 Ward, Edward Henry Unknown
1847 Warren, Leslie Reginald Unknown
1848 Weir, William James Alexander Unknown
1849 Wellwood, James Joseph Unknown
1850 Werner, Johannes Unknown
1851 Weston, David John Unknown
1852 Westphal, Siegfried Unknown
1853 Westwood, William Graham Unknown
1854 Wheeler, William Allan Unknown
1855 White, Harold Albert Unknown
1856 Wiehle, Ernst Unknown
1857 Wilkins, Frank Stafford Unknown
1858 Wilkinson, Alan Machin Unknown
1859 Williams, Edward George Herbert Caradoc Unknown
1860 Williams, Percy Stanley Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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