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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
556 Rosenfeld, Otto 04 May 1892
557 Ewers, Walter 11 May 1892
558 Miller, William 12 May 1892
559 Kydd, Frederick Joseph 15 May 1892
560 Scharon, Karl 15 May 1892
561 Simpson, Edward Arthur 24 May 1892
562 Gascoyne, James Victor 25 May 1892
563 Headlam, Eustace Slade 26 May 1892
564 Bretschneider-Bodemer, Moritz-Waldemar 29 May 1892
565 Wilton, Frederick Charles 29 May 1892
566 Warman, Clive Wilson 30 May 1892
567 Revol-Tissot, Charles Alfred 02 Jun 1892
568 Jackman, Bruce Stanley C. 07 Jun 1892
569 Park, Keith Rodney 15 Jun 1892
570 Greim, Robert Ritter von 22 Jun 1892
Total Records: 1865
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