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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
181 Mostyn, William John ?? ?? 1885
182 Nikitsch, Karl 17 Jan 1885
183 Lufbery, Gervais Raoul 14 Mar 1885
184 Schmidt, Otto Christian 23 Mar 1885
185 Durrand, William 04 May 1885
186 Dalrymple, Sydney 11 May 1885
187 Guertiau, Julien Anatole 13 Sep 1885
188 Cymera, Wilhelm 05 Oct 1885
189 Languedoc, Henri François 05 Oct 1885
190 Williams, Thomas Frederic 12 Oct 1885
191 Federov (Fedoroff), Victor 11 Nov 1885
192 Walz, Franz 04 Dec 1885
193 Rae, Thomas Gillies 02 Jan 1886
194 Heibert, Robert 08 Jan 1886
195 Hubbard, William Henry 19 Mar 1886
Total Records: 1865
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