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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 Stewart, Oliver 26 Nov 1896
467 Jones, George 22 Nov 1896
468 Edwards, Herbert James 20 Nov 1896
469 Bawlf, Louis Drummond 19 Nov 1896
470 Turner, Ronald William 17 Nov 1896
471 Ancillotto, Giovanni 15 Nov 1896
472 Fry, William Mayes 14 Nov 1896
473 Masding, Stanley Henry Percy 13 Nov 1896
474 Dehmisch (Demisch), Martin 12 Nov 1896
475 Oaks, Harold Anthony 12 Nov 1896
476 Holme, Robert Charles Lyon 10 Nov 1896
477 Rochford, Leonard Henry 10 Nov 1896
478 Rogers, William Wendell 10 Nov 1896
479 Barcat, Andre Jean Louis 08 Nov 1896
480 Catto, Charles Gray 07 Nov 1896
Total Records: 1865
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