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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  
1591 Klaiber, Otto Unknown
1592 Klaudat, Gustav Unknown
1593 Klimke, Rudolf Unknown
1594 Knappe, Herbert Wilhelm Franz Unknown
1595 Knowles, Frederick John Unknown
1596 Koch, Alfred Michael Unknown
1597 Koch, Emil Unknown
1598 Koepsch, Egon Unknown
1599 Kopka, Johann Unknown
1600 Koerner (Körner), Hans Unknown
1601 Kowalczik, Julius Unknown
1602 Kunz, Hermann Karl Ludwig Unknown
1603 Lagesse, Camille Henri Raoul Unknown
1604 Laing, Kenneth Joseph Price Unknown
1605 Lang, Friedrich Unknown
Total Records: 1863
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