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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
616 Shields, William Ernest 15 Oct 1892
617 Wellwood, James Joseph 15 Oct 1892
618 Goode, Harry King 22 Oct 1892
619 Flachaire, Georges Charles Marie François 24 Oct 1892
620 Graeser (Gräser), Franz 26 Oct 1892
621 Pilditch, Gerald 27 Oct 1892
622 Cox, George Montague 31 Oct 1892
623 Malley, Garnet Francis ?? Nov 1892
624 Hoehndorf (Höhndorf), Walter 10 Nov 1892
625 Lega, Giulio 12 Nov 1892
626 Costes, Dieudonné 14 Nov 1892
627 Jannekeyn, Jean François 16 Nov 1892
628 Dahlmann, Theodor 19 Nov 1892
629 Resch, Alessandro 19 Nov 1892
630 Treptow, Reinhard 28 Nov 1892
Total Records: 1865
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