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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
361 Trollope, John Lightfoot 30 May 1897
362 Calvello, Umberto 28 May 1897
363 Riemer, Claus 28 May 1897
364 Spence, Anthony George Allen 27 May 1897
365 Brock, Cecil Guelph 24 May 1897
366 Schulz, Wilhelm 22 May 1897
367 Vaughn, George Augustus 20 May 1897
368 Luke, Frank 19 May 1897
369 Rayner, John William 19 May 1897
370 Reid, Guy Patrick Spence 18 May 1897
371 Seabrook, Joseph Powell 18 May 1897
372 Donaldson, John Owen 14 May 1897
373 Imelmann, Hans 14 May 1897
374 Latta, James Douglas 13 May 1897
375 Beaver, Wilfred 10 May 1897
Total Records: 1865
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