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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
226 Heibert, Robert 08 Jan 1886
227 Hubbard, William Henry 19 Mar 1886
228 Lale, Horace Percy 08 Apr 1886
229 Pelissier, René Alphonse 30 Apr 1886
230 Adam, Hans Ritter von 24 May 1886
231 Lienhart, Georges Frederic 01 Jun 1886
232 Altemeier, Friedrich 14 Jun 1886
233 Blackett, Basil John 23 Jun 1886
234 Mulock, Redford Henry 11 Aug 1886
235 Collett, Clive Franklyn 28 Aug 1886
236 Strohschneider, Ernst 06 Sep 1886
237 Simon, Walter Carl 14 Sep 1886
238 Buisson, Alexandre 17 Sep 1886
239 Sabelli, Giovanni 23 Sep 1886
240 Mezergues, Albert Edmond 05 Nov 1886
Total Records: 1863
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