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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
1291 Thomas, Meredith 06 Jul 1892
1292 Cook, Harvey Weir 30 Jun 1892
1293 Chainat, André Julien 27 Jun 1892
1294 Purdom, Thomas Laurence 24 Jun 1892
1295 Greim, Robert Ritter von 22 Jun 1892
1296 Park, Keith Rodney 15 Jun 1892
1297 Jackman, Bruce Stanley C. 07 Jun 1892
1298 Revol-Tissot, Charles Alfred 02 Jun 1892
1299 Warman, Clive Wilson 30 May 1892
1300 Bretschneider-Bodemer, Moritz-Waldemar 29 May 1892
1301 Wilton, Frederick Charles 29 May 1892
1302 Headlam, Eustace Slade 26 May 1892
1303 Gascoyne, James Victor 25 May 1892
1304 Simpson, Edward Arthur 24 May 1892
1305 Kydd, Frederick Joseph 15 May 1892
Total Records: 1865
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