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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 Fullard, Philip Fletcher 27 Jun 1897
347 Rogers, Bogart 24 Jun 1897
348 Todd, Robert Miles 24 Jun 1897
349 Quandt, Theodor 22 Jun 1897
350 Learmond, George Victor 20 Jun 1897
351 Watson, Kenneth Bowman 20 Jun 1897
352 Sewall, Sumner 17 Jun 1897
353 Christ, Karl 15 Jun 1897
354 McCudden, John Anthony 14 Jun 1897
355 Mansbridge, Leslie Morton 13 Jun 1897
356 Crowe, Henry George 11 Jun 1897
357 Letts, John Herbert Towne 10 Jun 1897
358 Raesch, Josef 04 Jun 1897
359 Uteau, Gilbert Jean 04 Jun 1897
360 McNeaney, John Harry 30 May 1897
Total Records: 1865
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