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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 |
| 196 |
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Irving, Gordon Budd |
16 May 1898 |
| 197 |
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Merritt, Horace Ernest |
15 May 1898 |
| 198 |
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Tonks, Adrian James Boswell |
10 May 1898 |
| 199 |
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Ritscherle, Karl |
01 May 1898 |
| 200 |
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Ducornet, Pierre Desire Augustin |
19 Apr 1898 |
| 201 |
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Unger, Kenneth Russell |
19 Apr 1898 |
| 202 |
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Jensen, Johannes |
17 Apr 1898 |
| 203 |
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Jarvis, Arthur Gordon |
15 Apr 1898 |
| 204 |
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Umney, John Howard |
11 Apr 1898 |
| 205 |
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Green, Wilfred Barrat |
09 Apr 1898 |
| 206 |
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Wood, Arthur William |
09 Apr 1898 |
| 207 |
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Mace (Macé), Charles Jean Vincent |
05 Apr 1898 |
| 208 |
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Hemming, Geoffrey William |
03 Apr 1898 |
| 209 |
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Maud, Charles Midgley |
01 Apr 1898 |
| 210 |
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Gass, Charles George |
?? Apr 1898 |
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