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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
1411 Anslinger, Leopold 13 Apr 1891
1412 Keeble, Noel 06 Apr 1891
1413 Weir, William James Alexander 04 Apr 1891
1414 De Turenne, Armand Jean Galliot Joseph 01 Apr 1891
1415 Travers, Herbert Gardner 01 Apr 1891
1416 Reali, Antonio 31 Mar 1891
1417 Billik, Paul 27 Mar 1891
1418 Berthold, Rudolph 24 Mar 1891
1419 Ponder, William Thomas 16 Mar 1891
1420 Reinhard, Wilhelm 12 Mar 1891
1421 Burbidge, Leslie Williams 10 Mar 1891
1422 Guiguet, Joseph-Henri 10 Mar 1891
1423 Rumey, Fritz 03 Mar 1891
1424 Duffus, Chester Stairs 01 Mar 1891
1425 Lahoulle, Auguste Joseph Marie 19 Feb 1891
Total Records: 1865
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