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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 Birth
166 Wilkins, Frank Stafford Unknown
167 Phillips, Alan MacMillan Unknown
168 Williams, Percy Stanley Unknown
169 Zander, Martin Unknown
170 Zorn, Wilhelm Unknown
171 Engelfried, Karl 20 Jun ????
172 DuBois d'Aische, Adolphe 18 Mar 1874
173 Wessels, Heinrich 18 Apr 1877
174 Evans, Henry Cope 26 Jul 1879
175 Boehme (Böhme), Erwin 29 Jul 1879
176 Christiansen, Friedrich 12 Dec 1879
177 Massenet-Royer De Marancour, Robert Leon Henri 14 Jan 1880
178 Pulpe, Eduard 22 Jun 1880
179 Piccio, Pier 27 Sep 1880
180 Borzecki, Charles Alexandre Bronislas 04 Nov 1880
Total Records: 1863
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