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.
Victories:
Viewing all records: 1865
Name
Score
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McElroy, George Edward Henry
47
17
Rumey, Fritz
45
18
Ball, Albert
44
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Berthold, Rudolph
44
20
Loerzer, Bruno
44
21
Baeumer (Bäumer), Paul Wilhelm
43
22
Hazell, Tom Falcon
43
23
Nungesser, Charles Eugene Jules Marie
43
24
Madon, Georges Felix
41
25
Boelcke, Oswald
40
26
Buechner (Büchner), Franz
40
27
Fullard, Philip Fletcher
40
28
Richthofen, Lothar Ritter von
40
29
Gass, Charles George
39
30
Gilmour, John Inglis
39
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