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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
331 Lewis, Gwilym Hugh 05 Aug 1897
332 Roques, Jacques Raphaƫl 02 Aug 1897
333 Rudorfer, Franz 29 Jul 1897
334 Armstrong, D'Urban Victor 26 Jul 1897
335 Martinengo, Federico 18 Jul 1897
336 Rahn, Arthur 18 Jul 1897
337 Wilson, Cecil Frederick Charles 18 Jul 1897
338 Rodlauer, Alois 15 Jul 1897
339 Davis, Ernest Francis Hartley 12 Jul 1897
340 Larner, DeFreest 05 Jul 1897
341 Kirchfeld, Franz 04 Jul 1897
342 Ellwood, Aubrey Beauclerk 03 Jul 1897
343 McEwen, Clifford Mackay 02 Jul 1897
344 Dubonnet, André 28 Jun 1897
345 Woollven, Charles Henry Chapman 28 Jun 1897
Total Records: 1865
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