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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. |
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Date of Birth |
1666 |
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Altemeier, Friedrich |
14 Jun 1886 |
1667 |
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Lienhart, Georges Frederic |
01 Jun 1886 |
1668 |
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Adam, Hans Ritter von |
24 May 1886 |
1669 |
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Pelissier, René Alphonse |
30 Apr 1886 |
1670 |
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Lale, Horace Percy |
08 Apr 1886 |
1671 |
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Hubbard, William Henry |
19 Mar 1886 |
1672 |
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Heibert, Robert |
08 Jan 1886 |
1673 |
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Rae, Thomas Gillies |
02 Jan 1886 |
1674 |
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Walz, Franz |
04 Dec 1885 |
1675 |
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Federov (Fedoroff), Victor |
11 Nov 1885 |
1676 |
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Williams, Thomas Frederic |
12 Oct 1885 |
1677 |
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Cymera, Wilhelm |
05 Oct 1885 |
1678 |
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Languedoc, Henri François |
05 Oct 1885 |
1679 |
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Guertiau, Julien Anatole |
13 Sep 1885 |
1680 |
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Dalrymple, Sydney |
11 May 1885 |
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Total Records: 1865 |
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