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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
1621 Wertheim (Wertheimer), Pierre Armand 17 Mar 1888
1622 Kampe, Willi 15 Mar 1888
1623 Darby, Edward 07 Mar 1888
1624 Holliday, Fred Parkinson 20 Feb 1888
1625 Ray, Lewis Hector 11 Feb 1888
1626 Saunders, Alfred William 16 Jan 1888
1627 O'Grady, Conn Standish 04 Jan 1888
1628 Kenny, Edward Patrick ?? Jan 1888
1629 Robertson, John Henry ?? ?? 1888
1630 Lecoq De Kerland, Marie Charles Maurice 21 Dec 1887
1631 Doumer, René 31 Oct 1887
1632 Doerr (Dörr), Gustav 05 Oct 1887
1633 Derode, Jean Marie Emile 16 Sep 1887
1634 Osterroht, Paul von 13 Sep 1887
1635 Becker, Hermann 10 Sep 1887
Total Records: 1865
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