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