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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
181 de Rochechouart de Mortem, François 22 Mar 1881
182 Nardini, Guido 30 Jul 1881
183 Child, James ?? ?? 1882
184 Hegarty, Herbert George ?? ?? 1882
185 Newland, Arthur Ernest ?? ?? 1882
186 Heyrowsky, Adolf 18 Feb 1882
187 Lally, Conrad Tolendal 03 Apr 1882
188 Gaudermen, Pierre Gustave 20 Oct 1882
189 Tarascon, Paul Albert Pierre 08 Dec 1882
190 Hargreaves, James McKinlay 19 Jan 1883
191 Vuillemin, Joseph 14 Mar 1883
192 Menckhoff, Karl 14 Apr 1883
193 Olieslagers, Jan 04 May 1883
194 Laplasse, Antoine 16 May 1883
195 Sanday, William Douglas Stock 28 May 1883
Total Records: 1863
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