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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
241 Ray, Lewis Hector 11 Feb 1888
242 Holliday, Fred Parkinson 20 Feb 1888
243 Darby, Edward 07 Mar 1888
244 Kampe, Willi 15 Mar 1888
245 Wertheim (Wertheimer), Pierre Armand 17 Mar 1888
246 Daladier, Gustave Victorin 23 Mar 1888
247 Wheeler, William Allan 05 Apr 1888
248 Hartney, Harold Evans 19 Apr 1888
249 Frint, Johann 06 May 1888
250 Boyau, Maurice Jean Paul 08 May 1888
251 Baracca, Francesco 09 May 1888
252 Pippart, Hans Martin 14 May 1888
253 Malavialle, Paul Louis 15 May 1888
254 Hall, Robert Norwood 17 May 1888
255 Sabattier De Vignolle, Jacques Victor 22 May 1888
Total Records: 1865
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