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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 |
| 511 |
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McCloughry, Edgar James Kingston |
10 Sep 1896 |
| 512 |
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Gilson, William Thompson |
09 Sep 1896 |
| 513 |
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Smith, Emerson Arthur Lincoln Fisher |
07 Sep 1896 |
| 514 |
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Tobin, Edgar Gardner |
07 Sep 1896 |
| 515 |
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Rusby, Reginald Howard |
04 Sep 1896 |
| 516 |
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Gibbs, Gerald Ernest |
03 Sep 1896 |
| 517 |
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Henriot, Marcel Laurent |
03 Sep 1896 |
| 518 |
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Baker, Brian Edmund |
31 Aug 1896 |
| 519 |
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Manzer, Roy |
31 Aug 1896 |
| 520 |
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Plauth, Karl |
27 Aug 1896 |
| 521 |
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Arnold, Anthony Rex |
26 Aug 1896 |
| 522 |
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Ansell, Arnold Edward |
23 Aug 1896 |
| 523 |
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Bryson, Oliver Campbell |
18 Aug 1896 |
| 524 |
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De Boigne, François Eugene Marie Antoin |
18 Aug 1896 |
| 525 |
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Lavers, Charles Stewart Touzeau |
17 Aug 1896 |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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