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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
121 Odell, Charles Walter 25 Nov 1898
122 Thornton, Anthony Joseph Hill 24 Nov 1898
123 Redgate, Oliver William 23 Nov 1898
124 Whitham, Charles Myers 22 Nov 1898
125 Harlock, Frederick George 20 Nov 1898
126 Rienau, Rudolf 17 Nov 1898
127 Cowper, Andrew King 16 Nov 1898
128 Hill, Charles 16 Nov 1898
129 Murmann, Donald Frederick 14 Nov 1898
130 Stubbs, Charles Lionel 14 Nov 1898
131 Weston, David John 14 Nov 1898
132 De Pencier, John Dartnell 12 Nov 1898
133 Rath, Henry Coyle 12 Nov 1898
134 Williamson, Alec 08 Nov 1898
135 Davies, Edgar George 04 Nov 1898
Total Records: 1865
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