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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
136 Green, William Edward 20 Oct 1898
137 Chalmers, Robert 17 Oct 1898
138 Antcliffe, Ernest 12 Oct 1898
139 Gray, William Edrington 11 Oct 1898
140 Daniel, Hector 09 Oct 1898
141 Hantelmann, Georg von 09 Oct 1898
142 Birkbeck, Robert Alexander 08 Oct 1898
143 Boulton, Percy 08 Oct 1898
144 Jones-Williams, Arthur Gordon 06 Oct 1898
145 Clappison, Henry Gordon 01 Oct 1898
146 Tudhope, Philip Murray 27 Sep 1898
147 Patey, Herbert Andrew 25 Sep 1898
148 Mellersh, Francis John Williamson 22 Sep 1898
149 Scholtz, Edgar 21 Sep 1898
150 Little, Robert Hazen 19 Sep 1898
Total Records: 1863
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