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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 Kitto, Francis Mansel 01 Jan 1897
437 Clark, Cecil Christian ?? ?? 1897
438 Court, Leslie Simpson ?? ?? 1897
439 Gilbertson, Dennis Henry Stacey ?? ?? 1897
440 Kemp, George Hubert ?? ?? 1897
441 Middleton, William James ?? ?? 1897
442 Peverell, Edmund Heaton ?? ?? 1897
443 Rooper, William Victor Trevor ?? ?? 1897
444 Sayers, Edward Harper ?? ?? 1897
445 Teichmann, Karl ?? ?? 1897
446 Chappell, Roy Williamson 31 Dec 1896
447 Garsztka, Mieczyslaw Sylwester 31 Dec 1896
448 Highwood, Sidney William 30 Dec 1896
449 Whistler, Harold Alfred 30 Dec 1896
450 Bissonette, Charles Arthur 27 Dec 1896
Total Records: 1865
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