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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 |
496 |
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Holden, Lansing Colton |
08 Oct 1896 |
497 |
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Peter, Franz |
08 Oct 1896 |
498 |
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Thomson, George |
03 Oct 1896 |
499 |
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Reeves, Harry Gosford |
30 Sep 1896 |
500 |
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Belgrave, James Dacres |
27 Sep 1896 |
501 |
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Mansell, William Stanley |
25 Sep 1896 |
502 |
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Winter, Rupert Randolph |
24 Sep 1896 |
503 |
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Agabeg, Ivan Wilmot Frank |
21 Sep 1896 |
504 |
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Pickthorn, Charles Edward Murray |
20 Sep 1896 |
505 |
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Schleiff, Franz |
19 Sep 1896 |
506 |
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Biziou, Henry Arthur Richard |
18 Sep 1896 |
507 |
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Ulmer, Alfred |
15 Sep 1896 |
508 |
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Simpson, George Goodman |
14 Sep 1896 |
509 |
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Haegelen, Claude Marcel |
13 Sep 1896 |
510 |
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Kullberg, Harold Albert |
10 Sep 1896 |
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Total Records: 1865 |
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