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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
376 Sardier, Jean Marie Luc Gilbert 05 May 1897
377 Baker, Thomas Charles Richmond 02 May 1897
378 Boensch (Bönsch), Eugen 01 May 1897
379 Marks, George Ivan Douglas ?? May 1897
380 Southey, Walter Alfred 29 Apr 1897
381 Baur, Johann 24 Apr 1897
382 Neuenhofen, Wilhelm 24 Apr 1897
383 Booker, Charles Dawson 21 Apr 1897
384 Lord, Frederic Ives 18 Apr 1897
385 Day, Harold 17 Apr 1897
386 Chavannes, Fernand Henri 16 Apr 1897
387 Gladman, Cyril William 16 Apr 1897
388 Payton, Clement Wattson 13 Apr 1897
389 Voss, Werner 13 Apr 1897
390 Hodgkinson, William 10 Apr 1897
Total Records: 1865
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