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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 |
61 |
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Franklyn, Adrian Winfrid |
01 Apr 1899 |
62 |
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Crabb, Earl Frederick |
27 Mar 1899 |
63 |
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Bowman, Clifford |
26 Mar 1899 |
64 |
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Mills, Kenneth Charles |
26 Mar 1899 |
65 |
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Duncan, Gordon Metcalfe |
25 Mar 1899 |
66 |
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Sneath, Wilfred Harry |
19 Mar 1899 |
67 |
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Pearson, Laurence Herbert |
10 Mar 1899 |
68 |
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Carlaw, Walter MacFarlane |
08 Mar 1899 |
69 |
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Capel, Leslie Howard Tandy |
03 Mar 1899 |
70 |
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Sykes, Ronald |
03 Mar 1899 |
71 |
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Dance, Charles Cannon |
25 Feb 1899 |
72 |
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Riley, George Raby |
23 Feb 1899 |
73 |
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Fletcher, Ronald Malcolm |
22 Feb 1899 |
74 |
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Zink, Edmund Leonard |
21 Feb 1899 |
75 |
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King, Cecil Frederick |
19 Feb 1899 |
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Total Records: 1865 |
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