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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. |
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Name |
 Date of Birth |
| 1 |
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Gordon-Bennett, Richard |
02 Mar 1900 |
| 2 |
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Bennett, Risdon MacKenzie |
12 Feb 1900 |
| 3 |
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Harrison, William Leeming |
30 Dec 1899 |
| 4 |
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Hardman, James Donald Innes |
21 Dec 1899 |
| 5 |
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Sanderson, Ivan Couper |
21 Dec 1899 |
| 6 |
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Sims, Charles John |
20 Dec 1899 |
| 7 |
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Draisey, Arthur Stuart |
21 Nov 1899 |
| 8 |
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Bowles, Francis Stephen |
30 Oct 1899 |
| 9 |
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Lightbody, John Douglas |
30 Oct 1899 |
| 10 |
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Hilton, Darcy Fowlis |
17 Oct 1899 |
| 11 |
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Craig, Fergus Gray |
10 Oct 1899 |
| 12 |
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Gordon, Robert MacIntyre |
30 Sep 1899 |
| 13 |
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Williams, Thomas Melling |
27 Sep 1899 |
| 14 |
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Gibbs, Frederick John |
03 Sep 1899 |
| 15 |
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Booth, Edward Borgfeldt |
31 Aug 1899 |
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| Total Records: 1863 |
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