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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 Victories
931 Flag Klaudat, Gustav 6
932 Flag Klein, Hans 22
933 Flag Klein, Johannes 16
934 Flag Klimke, Rudolf 17
935 Flag Knappe, Herbert Wilhelm Franz 9
936 Flag Knight, Arthur Gerald 8
937 Flag Knight, Duerson 10
938 Flag Knights, Sidney Arthur William 8
939 Flag Knotts, Howard Clayton 6
940 Flag Knowles, Frederick John 7
941 Flag Knowles, James 5
942 Flag Koch, Alfred Michael 10
943 Flag Koch, Emil 7
944 Flag Koenig (König), Erich 6
945 Flag Koennecke (Könnecke), Otto 35
Total Records: 1865
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