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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
1276 Charley, Reginald Morse 03 Aug 1892
1277 Owen, Hugh Leslie 03 Aug 1892
1278 Madon, Georges Felix 28 Jul 1892
1279 Guerin (Guérin), Gabriel Fernand Charles 25 Jul 1892
1280 Pashley, Eric Clowes 25 Jul 1892
1281 Strugnell, William Victor 23 Jul 1892
1282 Luke, Thomas Carlyon 21 Jul 1892
1283 Meinecke, Emil 20 Jul 1892
1284 Mueller (Müller), Hans Karl 19 Jul 1892
1285 Coiffard, Michel Joseph Callixte Marie 16 Jul 1892
1286 Eddy, Charles Ewart 15 Jul 1892
1287 Libby, Frederick 15 Jul 1892
1288 McClintock, Ronald St. Clair 13 Jul 1892
1289 Baux, Auguste 09 Jul 1892
1290 Coppens de Houthulst, Willy Omer François Jean 06 Jul 1892
Total Records: 1865
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