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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
46 Lennox, James Scott 21 Apr 1899
47 Mann, William Edward George 20 Apr 1899
48 Britnell, Frederick John Shaw 16 Apr 1899
49 Hughes, David James 16 Apr 1899
50 Turner, Arthur Henry 16 Apr 1899
51 Thompson, Chester William McKinley 11 Apr 1899
52 Compton, Harry Neville 09 Apr 1899
53 Coombes, Lawrence Percival 09 Apr 1899
54 Owen, Robert Johnstone 06 Apr 1899
55 Allen, Charles Philip 03 Apr 1899
56 Sawyer, Cyril Hayes 03 Apr 1899
57 Franklyn, Adrian Winfrid 01 Apr 1899
58 Crabb, Earl Frederick 27 Mar 1899
59 Bowman, Clifford 26 Mar 1899
60 Mills, Kenneth Charles 26 Mar 1899
Total Records: 1863
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