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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
346 Vaucour, Awdry Morris 08 Mar 1890
347 Biddle, Charles John 13 Mar 1890
348 Lenz, Alfred 15 Mar 1890
349 Davies, Ernest Edgar 16 Mar 1890
350 Althaus, Ernst Freiherr von 19 Mar 1890
351 Millman, Norman Craig 30 Mar 1890
352 Koenig (König), Erich 02 Apr 1890
353 Leroy De Boiseaumarie, Pierre Marie Gabriel Vincent Ernest 05 Apr 1890
354 Jaeger (Jäger), Otto 06 Apr 1890
355 Kummetz, Hans 29 Apr 1890
356 Pugh, John Edwardes 29 Apr 1890
357 McNaughton, Norman George ?? May 1890
358 Battesti, François Marie Noel 04 May 1890
359 Bonneton, Fernand 10 May 1890
360 Student, Kurt Arthur Benno 12 May 1890
Total Records: 1865
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