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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 Dolan, Henry Eric 20 Jan 1896
647 Ellis, Sidney Emerson 15 Jan 1896
648 Kieckhaefer (Kieckhäfer), Fritz 15 Jan 1896
649 Coler, Eugene Seeley 13 Jan 1896
650 Davies, Douglas Arthur 12 Jan 1896
651 Stephenson, William Samuel 11 Jan 1896
652 Blume, Walter 10 Jan 1896
653 Cock, Geoffrey Hornblower 07 Jan 1896
654 Cassady, Thomas Gantz 05 Jan 1896
655 Thomas, Gabriel Joseph 04 Jan 1896
656 Babbage, Frank Ford ?? ?? 1896
657 Campbell, Lynn ?? ?? 1896
658 Davidson, Charles Robert ?? ?? 1896
659 Gruber, Kurt ?? ?? 1896
660 Gussmann, Siegfried ?? ?? 1896
Total Records: 1865
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