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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 Bizot, Maurice 05 Nov 1896
482 Tolman, Clifford John 05 Nov 1896
483 Hays, Frank Kerr 03 Nov 1896
484 Rigby, Harry Alexander 02 Nov 1896
485 Traill, James Hamilton 02 Nov 1896
486 Leask, Kenneth Malise St. Clair Graeme 30 Oct 1896
487 Moissinac, Xavier Jean-Marie Louis 29 Oct 1896
488 Kairies, Christian 24 Oct 1896
489 Pierce, Edmund 22 Oct 1896
490 Smith, William Thomas 21 Oct 1896
491 Taylor, Patrick Gordon 21 Oct 1896
492 Brewster-Joske, Clive Alexander 19 Oct 1896
493 Herring, Robert Samuel 13 Oct 1896
494 Hepburn, Allan 11 Oct 1896
495 Howard, Richard Watson 09 Oct 1896
Total Records: 1865
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