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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  
31 Boening (Böning), Walter Unknown
32 Boenisch (Bönisch), Erich Unknown
33 Borm, Gustav Unknown
34 Boulton, Percy Unknown
35 Bowles, Francis Stephen Unknown
36 Bowski, Hans Unknown
37 Brandenstein, Aloys Freiherr von Unknown
38 Brandt, Franz Unknown
39 Breiten-Landenberg, Otto von Unknown
40 Bremridge, Godfrey Unknown
41 Bromley, Edwin Claude Unknown
42 Brooke, George Ai Unknown
43 Brown, Alfred John Unknown
44 Bruce-Norton, John Unknown
45 Bruenig (Brünig), Helmut Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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