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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
706 Manuel, Roby Lewis 07 Oct 1895
707 Long, Selden Herbert 06 Oct 1895
708 Buchanan, Archibald 05 Oct 1895
709 Manley, Patrick Sarsfield 04 Oct 1895
710 Arigi, Julius 03 Oct 1895
711 Lotz, Paul 02 Oct 1895
712 Badham, William Terry 27 Sep 1895
713 Claydon, Arthur 25 Sep 1895
714 Wolff, Hans Joachim 24 Sep 1895
715 Baylies, Frank Leaman 23 Sep 1895
716 Bretillon, Alexandre Albert Roger 23 Sep 1895
717 Davies, Clive William 21 Sep 1895
718 Wehner, Joseph Frank 20 Sep 1895
719 Miller, Zenos Ramsey 13 Sep 1895
720 Scott, Maurice Douglas Guest 13 Sep 1895
Total Records: 1865
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