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