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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
1771 Jones, William Unknown
1772 Joerke (Jörke), Reinhold Unknown
1773 Kilroy, M.V. Unknown
1774 Klaiber, Otto Unknown
1775 Klaudat, Gustav Unknown
1776 Klein, Johannes Unknown
1777 Koch, Emil Unknown
1778 Kohlbach, Wilhelm Unknown
1779 Kopka, Johann Unknown
1780 Koerner (Körner), Hans Unknown
1781 Kuhn, Max Unknown
1782 Kunz, Hermann Karl Ludwig Unknown
1783 Lang, Friedrich Unknown
1784 Lange, Helmut Unknown
1785 Laurence, Frederic Hope Unknown
Total Records: 1863
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