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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 Leathley, Forde 17 Feb 1896
632 White, Harold Albert 14 Feb 1896
633 Digby-Worsley, Bruce 08 Feb 1896
634 Hamersley, Harold Alan 06 Feb 1896
635 Randall, Arthur Clunie 06 Feb 1896
636 McGinness, Paul Joseph 04 Feb 1896
637 Forman, James Henry 01 Feb 1896
638 Munday, Richard Burnard 31 Jan 1896
639 Wear, Albert Edward 27 Jan 1896
640 Kiss, Josef 26 Jan 1896
641 Menendez, Frank Tremar Sibly 26 Jan 1896
642 Steele, Charles Ronald 26 Jan 1896
643 Johnson, George Owen 24 Jan 1896
644 Thiede, Fritz 21 Jan 1896
645 Beane, James Dudley 20 Jan 1896
Total Records: 1865
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