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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
646 Cullen, Robert James ?? ?? 1893
647 Cunnell, Donald Charles ?? ?? 1893
648 Hyde, George ?? ?? 1893
649 Lahner, Franz ?? ?? 1893
650 Patzelt, Karl ?? ?? 1893
651 Clements, Harris George ?? Jan 1893
652 Hess, Ernst 08 Jan 1893
653 Lagesse, Camille Henri Raoul 10 Jan 1893
654 Meyer, Georg 11 Jan 1893
655 Goering (Göring), Hermann 12 Jan 1893
656 Arnison, Charles Henry 13 Jan 1893
657 Buzio, Alessandro 13 Jan 1893
658 Bott, Alan John 14 Jan 1893
659 Cameron, Douglas Evan 18 Jan 1893
660 Robert, Maurice Joseph Emile 19 Jan 1893
Total Records: 1865
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