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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
481 Monnington, Kurt Adolf 29 Sep 1891
482 Hamot, Paul 30 Sep 1891
483 Aue, Paul 07 Oct 1891
484 Lowe, Cyril Nelson 07 Oct 1891
485 Hahn, Erich 18 Oct 1891
486 Huebner (Hübner), Alfred 26 Oct 1891
487 Boysen, Harold Koch 02 Nov 1891
488 Fichter, Julius 09 Nov 1891
489 Atkinson, Edward Dawson 10 Nov 1891
490 Strasser, Georg 10 Nov 1891
491 Ungewitter, Kurt 13 Nov 1891
492 Hutterer, Michael 17 Nov 1891
493 Pessi, Giorgio 17 Nov 1891
494 Wilkinson, Alan Machin 21 Nov 1891
495 Barton, Horace Dale 22 Nov 1891
Total Records: 1865
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