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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
1396 Duncan, William James Arthur 04 Jul 1891
1397 Carter, Albert Desbrisay 03 Jul 1891
1398 Findlay, Charles 22 Jun 1891
1399 Pillon, Edmond Jacques Marcel 09 Jun 1891
1400 Dossenbach, Albert 05 Jun 1891
1401 Saunders, Franklin Geoffrey 03 Jun 1891
1402 Dousinelle, René Paul Louis 02 Jun 1891
1403 Boelcke, Oswald 19 May 1891
1404 Tutschek, Adolf von 16 May 1891
1405 Harker, Howard Redmayne 12 May 1891
1406 Smith, James Robert 08 May 1891
1407 Westwood, William Graham 03 May 1891
1408 Bowman, Geoffrey Hilton 02 May 1891
1409 Tudhope, John Henry 17 Apr 1891
1410 Hooper, Geoffrey Herbert 15 Apr 1891
Total Records: 1865
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