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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
331 Deighton, Ernest Arthur 28 May 1889
332 Bozon-Verduraz, Jean Seraphin Benjamin Emmanuel 29 May 1889
333 Bell, Charles Gordon 31 May 1889
334 Cabruna, Ernesto 02 Jun 1889
335 Pegoud (Pégoud), Adolphe Celestin 13 Jun 1889
336 Claye, Hugh 22 Jun 1889
337 Bond, William Arthur 27 Jun 1889
338 Thornely, Ronald Roscoe 10 Jul 1889
339 Gilbert, Eugene 19 Jul 1889
340 Brumowski, Godwin 26 Jul 1889
341 Dietlen, Albert 28 Jul 1889
342 Kirmaier, Stefan 28 Jul 1889
343 Godfrey, Frank 16 Aug 1889
344 Gardner, Cecil Vernon 14 Sep 1889
345 Gorringe, Frank Clifton 30 Sep 1889
Total Records: 1863
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