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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 Echard, Raoul Cesar Robert Pierre 28 Sep 1883
167 Kostrba, Heinrich 22 Oct 1883
168 de la Tour, Mathieu Marie Joseph Antoine 05 Dec 1883
169 Stokes, Claud Harry 16 Mar 1884
170 Roxburgh-Smith, Benjamin 10 Apr 1884
171 Gond, Maurice Roch 31 May 1884
172 Scott, Alan John Lance 29 Jun 1884
173 Rees, Lionel Wilmot Brabazon 31 Jul 1884
174 Ruffo di Calabria, Fulco 12 Aug 1884
175 Aldred, John William 26 Aug 1884
176 Noble, Walter 15 Oct 1884
177 Hammond, Leonard Coombes 11 Nov 1884
178 Pierozzi, Orazio 08 Dec 1884
179 Bennett, Rex George ?? ?? 1885
180 Kowalczik, Julius ?? ?? 1885
Total Records: 1865
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