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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
571 Purdom, Thomas Laurence 24 Jun 1892
572 Chainat, André Julien 27 Jun 1892
573 Cook, Harvey Weir 30 Jun 1892
574 Coppens de Houthulst, Willy Omer François Jean 06 Jul 1892
575 Thomas, Meredith 06 Jul 1892
576 Baux, Auguste 09 Jul 1892
577 McClintock, Ronald St. Clair 13 Jul 1892
578 Eddy, Charles Ewart 15 Jul 1892
579 Libby, Frederick 15 Jul 1892
580 Coiffard, Michel Joseph Callixte Marie 16 Jul 1892
581 Mueller (Müller), Hans Karl 19 Jul 1892
582 Meinecke, Emil 20 Jul 1892
583 Luke, Thomas Carlyon 21 Jul 1892
584 Strugnell, William Victor 23 Jul 1892
585 Guerin (Guérin), Gabriel Fernand Charles 25 Jul 1892
Total Records: 1865
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