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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
391 Morris, James Fitz 08 Apr 1897
392 Loewenhardt (Löwenhardt), Erich 07 Apr 1897
393 Eldon, Horace George 06 Apr 1897
394 Hunter, Thomas Vicars 02 Apr 1897
395 Symondson, Francis Stanley 27 Mar 1897
396 Rumpel, Theodor 25 Mar 1897
397 Gillespie, William John 20 Mar 1897
398 Huskinson, Patrick 17 Mar 1897
399 Turner, Francis McDougall Charlewood 17 Mar 1897
400 Barnekow, Raven Freiherr von 10 Mar 1897
401 Hand, Earl McNabb 10 Mar 1897
402 Agelasto, Cyril John 09 Mar 1897
403 Bell, Hilliard Brooke 09 Mar 1897
404 Mawle, Norman William Reginald 27 Feb 1897
405 Kinkead, Samuel Marcus 25 Feb 1897
Total Records: 1865
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