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