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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 |
| 16 |
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Gibbs, Frederick John |
03 Sep 1899 |
| 17 |
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Booth, Edward Borgfeldt |
31 Aug 1899 |
| 18 |
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Grant, Walter Irving Newby |
28 Aug 1899 |
| 19 |
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Boothroyd, Clement Graham |
25 Aug 1899 |
| 20 |
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Naether (Näther), Max |
24 Aug 1899 |
| 21 |
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Smith, George Henry Benjamin |
20 Aug 1899 |
| 22 |
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Traill, Thomas Cathcart |
06 Aug 1899 |
| 23 |
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Edgley, Denis Edwin |
05 Aug 1899 |
| 24 |
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Mellings, Harold Thomas |
05 Aug 1899 |
| 25 |
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Hurst, Cyril Edward |
27 Jul 1899 |
| 26 |
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McDonald, James |
23 Jul 1899 |
| 27 |
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Wareing, Guy Wilbraham |
23 Jul 1899 |
| 28 |
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Gates, George Brian |
21 Jul 1899 |
| 29 |
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Heywood, Cyril Jestyn |
21 Jul 1899 |
| 30 |
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Hall, John Herbert |
02 Jul 1899 |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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