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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
1351 Barkell, Thomas Henry 01 Jan 1892
1352 Jones, Clinton Leonard 01 Jan 1892
1353 Scandrett, Harry 01 Jan 1892
1354 Smith, William Watson 01 Jan 1892
1355 Fornagiari, Guglielmo ?? ?? 1892
1356 Kaszala, Karl ?? ?? 1892
1357 Napier, Charles George Douglas ?? ?? 1892
1358 Parry, Samuel ?? ?? 1892
1359 Savage, Douglas Alfred ?? ?? 1892
1360 Olivari, Luigi 29 Dec 1891
1361 Young, Wilfred Ernest 28 Dec 1891
1362 Vial, Del Antoine Gaston 27 Dec 1891
1363 Anderson, George Benson 26 Dec 1891
1364 Gould, Herbert Ruska 23 Dec 1891
1365 Schaefer (Schäfer), Karl Emil 17 Dec 1891
Total Records: 1865
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