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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
436 Loerzer, Bruno 22 Jan 1891
437 Burgess, David Luther 28 Jan 1891
438 Fucini, Mario 01 Feb 1891
439 Busa, Julius 18 Feb 1891
440 Lahoulle, Auguste Joseph Marie 19 Feb 1891
441 Duffus, Chester Stairs 01 Mar 1891
442 Rumey, Fritz 03 Mar 1891
443 Burbidge, Leslie Williams 10 Mar 1891
444 Guiguet, Joseph-Henri 10 Mar 1891
445 Reinhard, Wilhelm 12 Mar 1891
446 Ponder, William Thomas 16 Mar 1891
447 Berthold, Rudolph 24 Mar 1891
448 Billik, Paul 27 Mar 1891
449 Reali, Antonio 31 Mar 1891
450 De Turenne, Armand Jean Galliot Joseph 01 Apr 1891
Total Records: 1865
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