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Feb 4, 2003 · (A.)C.E., B.C.E. A.D. (or AD) is an abbreviation for anno Domini, " [in] the year of our Lord," for dates after the year conventionally numbered 1, and B.C. (or BC) stands for "before Christ," for dates before that year. A.D. appears either before or after the number of the year (A.D. 1066 or 1066 A.D.), although conservative use has long prefer...
It appears that "ACE" is a rare variant of "CE"/"AD", and that it does usually stand for "after common era". I agree with you that it is an unintuitive usage. It is also wrong. At Sulla 21.8 Plutarch mentions that it has been "nearly 200 years" since the battle of Orchomenos in 86 BCE. Exactly 200 years after would be 114 CE (assuming that ...
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- Manfred von Richthofen - World War I. The "Red Baron" is perhaps the most famous flying ace of all time. Richthofen, a pilot for the Imperial German Army Air Service, had more aerial victories in World War I than any other pilot, making him the ace of aces of the war.
- Erich Hartmann - World War II. "Bubi" to the Germans and "The Black Devil" to the Soviets, Erich Hartmann is the ace of aces, with more aerial combat victories than any other pilot in history.
- James Jabara - Korean War. James Jabara was a United States Air Force fighter pilot in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. In WW II, Jabara flew a P-51 Mustang on two combat tours and scored one-and-a-half victories (one shared victory) against German aircraft.
- Muhammad Mahmood Alam - Indo-Pakistani War. Muhammad Mahmood Alam was a Pakistani Air Force jet fighter pilot in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. He was the last fighter pilot to become an ace in a day, shooting down five Indian Hawker Hunter fighter jets in less than a minute on September 7 1965, the last four of which he downed within 30 seconds.
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Hole here simply means "a hiding place." In the 19th-century American West, the expression was used to refer to a hidden weapon, such as a gun concealed in a shoulder holster. By the 1920s it had become a metaphor for any surprise advantage or leverage. See also: ace, hole. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
The term " ace in a day " is used to designate a pilot who has shot down five or more aircraft in a single day, [1] based on the usual definition of an "ace" as one with five or more aerial victories. Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 /Ace in a Minute.
Ace in the Hole, also known as The Big Carnival, is a 1951 American drama film directed by Billy Wilder. The film stars Kirk Douglas as a cynical, disgraced reporter who stops at nothing to try to regain a job on a major newspaper. The film co-stars Jan Sterling and features Robert Arthur and Porter Hall. [2]
