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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
466 Pillon, Edmond Jacques Marcel 09 Jun 1891
467 Findlay, Charles 22 Jun 1891
468 Carter, Albert Desbrisay 03 Jul 1891
469 Duncan, William James Arthur 04 Jul 1891
470 Geigl, Heinrich 10 Jul 1891
471 De Guingand, Gilbert Marie 21 Jul 1891
472 Dallas, Roderic Stanley 30 Jul 1891
473 Light, Alan Douglas 31 Jul 1891
474 Nel, William Joseph Baynes 04 Aug 1891
475 Baldamus, Hartmuth 10 Aug 1891
476 Frommherz, Hermann 10 Aug 1891
477 Larson, Jens Fredrick 10 Aug 1891
478 Goble, Stanley James 21 Aug 1891
479 Fejes, Stefan 30 Aug 1891
480 Gutknecht, Adolf 12 Sep 1891
Total Records: 1865
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