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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
76 Berlyn, Ronald Cory 16 Feb 1899
77 Aldridge, John Arthur 09 Feb 1899
78 Ingalls, David Sinton 28 Jan 1899
79 Newland, Arthur 23 Jan 1899
80 Dennett, Pruett Mullens 21 Jan 1899
81 Freehill, Maurice Michael 21 Jan 1899
82 Warren, Leslie Reginald 21 Jan 1899
83 Randall, George Ebben 19 Jan 1899
84 Walkerdine, Harold John 13 Jan 1899
85 Todd, John 12 Jan 1899
86 Owens, William Arthur 08 Jan 1899
87 Barlow, John Lancashire 06 Jan 1899
88 McEvoy, Christopher 02 Jan 1899
89 Bailey, Geoffrey Grierson ?? ?? 1899
90 Boulton, Nicholson Stewart ?? ?? 1899
Total Records: 1865
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