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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
691 Dixon, George Clapham 03 Nov 1895
692 Soden, Frank Ormond 03 Nov 1895
693 Whealy, Arthur Treloar 02 Nov 1895
694 Brooks, Arthur Raymond 01 Nov 1895
695 Mauduit, Ronald Frank Strickland 30 Oct 1895
696 Stanton, Frederick Cecil 30 Oct 1895
697 Strahm, Victor Herbert 26 Oct 1895
698 Delling, August 19 Oct 1895
699 Covin, Jules Charles 18 Oct 1895
700 Erwin, William Portwood 18 Oct 1895
701 Martin, Louis Honore 18 Oct 1895
702 Richardson, Lancelot Lytton 18 Oct 1895
703 Caldwell, Keith Logan 16 Oct 1895
704 Richthofen, Wolfram Freiherr von 11 Oct 1895
705 Lussier, Emile John 10 Oct 1895
Total Records: 1865
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