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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
241 Woodbridge, Albert Edward 09 Jan 1898
242 Harrison, Thomas Sinclair 08 Jan 1898
243 Smart, Wallace Alexander 07 Jan 1898
244 Buechner (Büchner), Franz 02 Jan 1898
245 Bridgeman, Orlando Clive ?? ?? 1898
246 Brooke, George Ai ?? ?? 1898
247 Conder, Reginald Edward ?? ?? 1898
248 Cooper, Arthur Gabbettis ?? ?? 1898
249 Davies, Llewelyn Crichton ?? ?? 1898
250 Dawe, James Jeffery ?? ?? 1898
251 Goodison, Henry Arthur Frank ?? ?? 1898
252 Haines, Alfred John ?? ?? 1898
253 Heron, Oscar Aloysius Patrick ?? ?? 1898
254 Hustings, Norman William ?? ?? 1898
255 Just, Erich ?? ?? 1898
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