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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
1651 Home-Hay, Jeffrey Batters 02 Feb 1887
1652 Wenzel, Paul 24 Jan 1887
1653 Birmingham, Thomas James 13 Jan 1887
1654 Mueller (Müller), Max Ritter von 01 Jan 1887
1655 Saune, Basile Felicien 01 Jan 1887
1656 Tonkin, Albert Victor 16 Dec 1886
1657 Gastin, Paul Adrien 08 Nov 1886
1658 Mezergues, Albert Edmond 05 Nov 1886
1659 Sabelli, Giovanni 23 Sep 1886
1660 Buisson, Alexandre 17 Sep 1886
1661 Simon, Walter Carl 14 Sep 1886
1662 Strohschneider, Ernst 06 Sep 1886
1663 Collett, Clive Franklyn 28 Aug 1886
1664 Mulock, Redford Henry 11 Aug 1886
1665 Blackett, Basil John 23 Jun 1886
Total Records: 1865
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