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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
1 Gordon-Bennett, Richard 02 Mar 1900
2 Bennett, Risdon MacKenzie 12 Feb 1900
3 Hicks, George Rensbury 24 Jan 1900
4 Harrison, William Leeming 30 Dec 1899
5 Hardman, James Donald Innes 21 Dec 1899
6 Sanderson, Ivan Couper 21 Dec 1899
7 Sims, Charles John 20 Dec 1899
8 Blake, Arthur Winston 13 Dec 1899
9 Draisey, Arthur Stuart 21 Nov 1899
10 Bowles, Francis Stephen 30 Oct 1899
11 Lightbody, John Douglas 30 Oct 1899
12 Craig, Fergus Gray 10 Oct 1899
13 Pullan, Hartley 09 Oct 1899
14 Gordon, Robert MacIntyre 30 Sep 1899
15 Williams, Thomas Melling 27 Sep 1899
Total Records: 1865
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