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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
166 Fox Rule, Gordon 16 Aug 1898
167 Schneider, Roman 09 Aug 1898
168 Groom, Victor Emmanuel 04 Aug 1898
169 Ashfield, Lionel Arthur 01 Aug 1898
170 Marinovitch, Pierre 01 Aug 1898
171 Staudacher, Georg 01 Aug 1898
172 Gamon, John 25 Jul 1898
173 Scaramanga, James John 25 Jul 1898
174 Watson, Harry Ellis 14 Jul 1898
175 McClintock, Ronald St. Clair 13 Jul 1898
176 Zenzes, Alexander 10 Jul 1898
177 Jenkins, William Edwin 09 Jul 1898
178 Hilborn, William Carrall 05 Jul 1898
179 Rudkin, John 22 Jun 1898
180 Kelly, Ernest Tilton Sumpter 20 Jun 1898
Total Records: 1863
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