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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
631 Cubbon, Francis Richard 29 Nov 1892
632 Fraedrich (Frädrich), Gustav 29 Nov 1892
633 Vasconcells, Jerry Cox 03 Dec 1892
634 McGoun, David MacKay 04 Dec 1892
635 Smith, Ross MacPherson 04 Dec 1892
636 Reimann, Leopold 07 Dec 1892
637 Ralph, Francis James 09 Dec 1892
638 Tipton, William Dolley 11 Dec 1892
639 Sutherland, Leslie William 17 Dec 1892
640 Koennecke (Könnecke), Otto 20 Dec 1892
641 Hackwill, George Henry 22 Dec 1892
642 Plange, Richard 24 Dec 1892
643 Meintjes, Henry 25 Dec 1892
644 McKay, Alfred Edwin 27 Dec 1892
645 Beales, Walter ?? ?? 1893
Total Records: 1865
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