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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
211 Mueller (Müller), Max Ritter von 01 Jan 1887
212 Saune, Basile Felicien 01 Jan 1887
213 Birmingham, Thomas James 13 Jan 1887
214 Wenzel, Paul 24 Jan 1887
215 Home-Hay, Jeffrey Batters 02 Feb 1887
216 Sharpe, Thomas Sydney 24 Feb 1887
217 Argeyev (d'Argueff), Pavel Vladimirovich 01 Mar 1887
218 Mai, Josef 03 Mar 1887
219 Delzenne, François Paul 16 Mar 1887
220 Ralston, John Steel 27 Apr 1887
221 Mannock, Edward Corringham 24 May 1887
222 Pinsard, Armand 28 May 1887
223 Blanc, Georges Pierre 18 Jun 1887
224 Raymond, Georges 19 Jun 1887
225 Hedley, John Herbert 19 Jul 1887
Total Records: 1865
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