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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
271 Muspratt, Keith Knox 22 Dec 1897
272 Jones, Albert Leslie 19 Dec 1897
273 Ward, Edward Henry 14 Dec 1897
274 Noel, Tom Cecil 12 Dec 1897
275 Crompton, John Bonnicher 08 Dec 1897
276 de Marmier, Lionel Alexandre Pierre 04 Dec 1897
277 Keating, James Alfred 04 Dec 1897
278 Mott, Harold Edgar 04 Dec 1897
279 Jerrard, Alan 03 Dec 1897
280 Blizard, Charles Cecil 21 Nov 1897
281 Seerley, John Joseph 21 Nov 1897
282 Buelow-Bothkamp (Bülow-Bothkamp), Harry von 19 Nov 1897
283 Cudemore, Charles William 19 Nov 1897
284 Bassenge, Gerhard 18 Nov 1897
285 MacKay, Harry William MacKintosh 16 Nov 1897
Total Records: 1865
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