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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
1426 Lahoulle, Auguste Joseph Marie 19 Feb 1891
1427 Busa, Julius 18 Feb 1891
1428 Fucini, Mario 01 Feb 1891
1429 Burgess, David Luther 28 Jan 1891
1430 Loerzer, Bruno 22 Jan 1891
1431 Knappe, Herbert Wilhelm Franz 18 Jan 1891
1432 Klein, Hans 17 Jan 1891
1433 MacArthur, John Knox 14 Jan 1891
1434 Malcolm, Reginald George 14 Jan 1891
1435 Bouyer, Jean Georges 12 Jan 1891
1436 Guyou, Fernand Eugene 07 Jan 1891
1437 Degelow, Carl 05 Jan 1891
1438 Mitchell, James 04 Jan 1891
1439 Bush, James Cromwell ?? ?? 1891
1440 Kirkman, Robert Kirby ?? ?? 1891
Total Records: 1865
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