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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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