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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
721 Stephens, Eric John 13 Sep 1895
722 Osten, Hans-Georg von der 09 Sep 1895
723 Maxwell, Gerald Joseph Constable 08 Sep 1895
724 Arnoux, Maurice 07 Sep 1895
725 Price, Guy William 06 Sep 1895
726 De Gaillard De la Valden, Jean Pierre Marie Joseph 02 Sep 1895
727 Coolidge, Hamilton 01 Sep 1895
728 Latimer, Dennis 30 Aug 1895
729 Enstone, Albert James 29 Aug 1895
730 Gillanders, John Gordon 26 Aug 1895
731 Knotts, Howard Clayton 25 Aug 1895
732 Masiero, Guido 24 Aug 1895
733 Creech, Jesse Orin 22 Aug 1895
734 Jenkin, Louis Fleeming 22 Aug 1895
735 Weiner, Georg 22 Aug 1895
Total Records: 1865
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