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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
211 Maud, Charles Midgley 01 Apr 1898
212 Gass, Charles George ?? Apr 1898
213 Daly, Rowan Heywood 30 Mar 1898
214 Lewis, Cecil Arthur 29 Mar 1898
215 Pope, Sydney Leo George 27 Mar 1898
216 Ultsch, Bernhard 26 Mar 1898
217 Hall, Frederick Vincent 20 Mar 1898
218 Curtis, Ralph Luxmore 19 Mar 1898
219 Elliott, Thomas 17 Mar 1898
220 Meyer, Erich 15 Mar 1898
221 Pezon, Jean Andre 10 Mar 1898
222 Korff, Arthur 04 Mar 1898
223 Bunting, Stanton William 01 Mar 1898
224 White, Hugh Granville 01 Mar 1898
225 Johnston, Phillip Andrew 27 Feb 1898
Total Records: 1863
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