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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 Gastin, Paul Adrien 08 Nov 1886
242 Tonkin, Albert Victor 16 Dec 1886
243 Mueller (Müller), Max Ritter von 01 Jan 1887
244 Saune, Basile Felicien 01 Jan 1887
245 Birmingham, Thomas James 13 Jan 1887
246 Wenzel, Paul 24 Jan 1887
247 Home-Hay, Jeffrey Batters 02 Feb 1887
248 Sharpe, Thomas Sydney 24 Feb 1887
249 Argeyev (d'Argueff), Pavel Vladimirovich 01 Mar 1887
250 Mai, Josef 03 Mar 1887
251 Delzenne, François Paul 16 Mar 1887
252 Ralston, John Steele 27 Apr 1887
253 Mannock, Edward Corringham 24 May 1887
254 Pinsard, Armand 28 May 1887
255 Blanc, Georges Pierre 18 Jun 1887
Total Records: 1863
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