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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
1321 Young, Graham Conacher 29 Mar 1892
1322 Rose, Oren John 23 Mar 1892
1323 De Roeper, Bruno Philip Henry 22 Mar 1892
1324 Freden, Hans von 18 Mar 1892
1325 Nungesser, Charles Eugene Jules Marie 15 Mar 1892
1326 Ross, Charles Gordon 12 Mar 1892
1327 Pelletier d'Oisy, Georges 09 Mar 1892
1328 Wedel, Erich Rüdiger von 09 Mar 1892
1329 Demeuldre, Omer Paul 08 Mar 1892
1330 Phillipps, Roy Cecil 01 Mar 1892
1331 Montange, Paul 20 Feb 1892
1332 Reed, Valentine 14 Feb 1892
1333 Fahlbusch, Wilhelm 08 Feb 1892
1334 Fielding-Johnson, William Spurrett 08 Feb 1892
1335 Loiko, Ivan 06 Feb 1892
Total Records: 1865
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