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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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Gurdon, John Everard |
24 May 1898 |
197 |
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Winnicott, Russell |
24 May 1898 |
198 |
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Farrell, Conway MacAlister Gray |
22 May 1898 |
199 |
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Clarke, Edward Denman |
21 May 1898 |
200 |
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Horry, Tom Stanley |
21 May 1898 |
201 |
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Holligan, Philip Terence |
20 May 1898 |
202 |
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MacKay, George Chisholm |
17 May 1898 |
203 |
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Paynter, John De Camborne |
17 May 1898 |
204 |
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Irving, Gordon Budd |
16 May 1898 |
205 |
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Merritt, Horace Ernest |
15 May 1898 |
206 |
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Tonks, Adrian James Boswell |
10 May 1898 |
207 |
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Ritscherle, Karl |
01 May 1898 |
208 |
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Ducornet, Pierre Desire Augustin |
19 Apr 1898 |
209 |
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Unger, Kenneth Russell |
19 Apr 1898 |
210 |
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Gass, Charles George |
18 Apr 1898 |
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Total Records: 1865 |
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