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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
91 MacDougall, Peter Aitken ?? ?? 1899
92 Maier, Josef von ?? ?? 1899
93 Masters, Ernest Harold ?? ?? 1899
94 Shannon, Christopher James ?? ?? 1899
95 Smith, David Esplin ?? ?? 1899
96 Smith, Harry Coleman ?? ?? 1899
97 Strange, Gilbert John ?? ?? 1899
98 Warner, John Weston ?? ?? 1899
99 Hardcastle, Ernest 31 Dec 1898
100 Robinson, Harry Noel Cornforth 25 Dec 1898
101 Smuts, Neil Ritz 23 Dec 1898
102 Bateman, John Conrade 21 Dec 1898
103 Brown, Colin Peter 20 Dec 1898
104 McConnell, Roy Kirkwood 19 Dec 1898
105 Chandler, Robert North 18 Dec 1898
Total Records: 1863
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