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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 Schoenebeck, Carl-August von 19 Jan 1898
242 Tod, George Donald 15 Jan 1898
243 Compston, Robert John Orton 09 Jan 1898
244 Woodbridge, Albert Edward 09 Jan 1898
245 Harrison, Thomas Sinclair 08 Jan 1898
246 Smart, Wallace Alexander 07 Jan 1898
247 Buechner (Büchner), Franz 02 Jan 1898
248 Brooke, George Ai ?? ?? 1898
249 Conder, Reginald Edward ?? ?? 1898
250 Cooper, Arthur Gabbettis ?? ?? 1898
251 Davies, Llewelyn Crichton ?? ?? 1898
252 Dawe, James Jeffery ?? ?? 1898
253 Haines, Alfred John ?? ?? 1898
254 Heron, Oscar Aloysius Patrick ?? ?? 1898
255 Hustings, Norman William ?? ?? 1898
Total Records: 1863
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