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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  
1 Altemeier, Friedrich Unknown
2 Anders, Fritz G. Unknown
3 Anderson, Gerald Frank Unknown
4 Ansell, Arnold Edward Unknown
5 Arnold, Karl Unknown
6 Arntzen, Heinrich Unknown
7 Arpheuil, Jean Henry Maurice Unknown
8 Atkinson, Edward Dawson Unknown
9 Auer, Hans Unknown
10 Babbage, Frank Ford Unknown
11 Bailey, Geoffrey Grierson Unknown
12 Baker, Lovell Dickens Unknown
13 Barbour, Robert Lyle McKendrick Unknown
14 Barkell, Thomas Henry Unknown
15 Barnes, William Thomas Unknown
Total Records: 1865
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