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