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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
301 Rowley, Herbert Victor 24 Oct 1897
302 Dawes, Richard Jeffries 23 Oct 1897
303 Montgomery, Kenneth Barbour 22 Oct 1897
304 Seth-Smith, Kenneth Arthur 19 Oct 1897
305 Ransley, Frank Cecil 18 Oct 1897
306 Elliott, Hugh William 01 Oct 1897
307 Hengl, Georg Ritter von ?? Oct 1897
308 Yeates, Victor Maslin 30 Sep 1897
309 Hammersley, Reuben George 26 Sep 1897
310 Rhys Davids, Arthur Percival Foley 26 Sep 1897
311 Chick, John Stanley 22 Sep 1897
312 Gopsill, Kenneth Lloyd 21 Sep 1897
313 Sloley, Robert Hugh 19 Sep 1897
314 Thomson, George Edwin 19 Sep 1897
315 Vlasto, Alexander George 12 Sep 1897
Total Records: 1865
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