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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
451 Travers, Herbert Gardner 01 Apr 1891
452 Weir, William James Alexander 04 Apr 1891
453 Keeble, Noel 06 Apr 1891
454 Anslinger, Leopold 13 Apr 1891
455 Hooper, Geoffrey Herbert 15 Apr 1891
456 Tudhope, John Henry 17 Apr 1891
457 Bowman, Geoffrey Hilton 02 May 1891
458 Westwood, William Graham 03 May 1891
459 Smith, James Robert 08 May 1891
460 Harker, Howard Redmayne 12 May 1891
461 Tutschek, Adolf von 16 May 1891
462 Boelcke, Oswald 19 May 1891
463 Dousinelle, René Paul Louis 02 Jun 1891
464 Saunders, Franklin Geoffrey 03 Jun 1891
465 Dossenbach, Albert 05 Jun 1891
Total Records: 1865
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