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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
1861 Sanderson, Ivan Couper 21 Dec 1899
1862 Harrison, William Leeming 30 Dec 1899
1863 Hicks, George Rensbury 24 Jan 1900
1864 Bennett, Risdon MacKenzie 12 Feb 1900
1865 Gordon-Bennett, Richard 02 Mar 1900
Total Records: 1865
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