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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
1306 Scharon, Karl 15 May 1892
1307 Miller, William 12 May 1892
1308 Ewers, Walter 11 May 1892
1309 Rosenfeld, Otto 04 May 1892
1310 Richthofen, Manfred Albrecht Ritter von 02 May 1892
1311 Nangle, Hugh 27 Apr 1892
1312 Weiss, Hans 19 Apr 1892
1313 Draper, Christopher 15 Apr 1892
1314 Osterkamp, Theodor 15 Apr 1892
1315 Harris, Arthur Travers 13 Apr 1892
1316 Kahle, Willy 13 Apr 1892
1317 Homo, Paul Constant 10 Apr 1892
1318 Keudell, Hans von 05 Apr 1892
1319 Gaim, Ludwig 01 Apr 1892
1320 Dickson, Euan 31 Mar 1892
Total Records: 1865
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