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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. |
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Name |
 Date of Birth |
| 451 |
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Knowles, James |
27 Dec 1896 |
| 452 |
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Johnson, Frank |
26 Dec 1896 |
| 453 |
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Leith, James Leith |
20 Dec 1896 |
| 454 |
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MacAndrew, Colin Glen Orr |
16 Dec 1896 |
| 455 |
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Suk, Grigory |
12 Dec 1896 |
| 456 |
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Webb, Noel William Ward |
12 Dec 1896 |
| 457 |
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Crundall, Edward Duncan |
09 Dec 1896 |
| 458 |
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O'Neill, Ralph Ambrose |
07 Dec 1896 |
| 459 |
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Porter, Kenneth Lee |
06 Dec 1896 |
| 460 |
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McRae, Russell Fern |
05 Dec 1896 |
| 461 |
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McCall, Frederick Robert Gordon |
04 Dec 1896 |
| 462 |
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Jordan, William Lancelot |
03 Dec 1896 |
| 463 |
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Day, Miles Jeffrey Game |
01 Dec 1896 |
| 464 |
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Slater, James Anderson |
27 Nov 1896 |
| 465 |
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Krebs, Fritz |
26 Nov 1896 |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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