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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
316 Bell, George Stanley 23 Aug 1897
317 Cowan, Sidney Edward 23 Aug 1897
318 Paillard, Antoine Joseph Henri Louis 23 Aug 1897
319 Foster, George Buchanan 19 Aug 1897
320 Bryson, Oliver Campbell 18 Aug 1897
321 Liversedge, Sydney Tyndall 15 Aug 1897
322 Smith, Langley Frank Willard 15 Aug 1897
323 Green, Charles Duncan Bremner 14 Aug 1897
324 Gerrard, Thomas Francis Netterville 13 Aug 1897
325 Lewis, Gwilym Hugh 05 Aug 1897
326 Roques, Jacques Raphaël 02 Aug 1897
327 Rudorfer, Franz 29 Jul 1897
328 Armstrong, D'Urban Victor 26 Jul 1897
329 Martinengo, Federico 18 Jul 1897
330 Rahn, Arthur 18 Jul 1897
Total Records: 1863
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