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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
196 Lale, Horace Percy 08 Apr 1886
197 Pelissier, René Alphonse 30 Apr 1886
198 Adam, Hans Ritter von 24 May 1886
199 Lienhart, Georges Frederic 01 Jun 1886
200 Altemeier, Friedrich 14 Jun 1886
201 Blackett, Basil John 23 Jun 1886
202 Mulock, Redford Henry 11 Aug 1886
203 Collett, Clive Franklyn 28 Aug 1886
204 Strohschneider, Ernst 06 Sep 1886
205 Simon, Walter Carl 14 Sep 1886
206 Buisson, Alexandre 17 Sep 1886
207 Sabelli, Giovanni 23 Sep 1886
208 Mezergues, Albert Edmond 05 Nov 1886
209 Gastin, Paul Adrien 08 Nov 1886
210 Tonkin, Albert Victor 16 Dec 1886
Total Records: 1865
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