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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 Score
1546 Wales Davies, Llewelyn Crichton 5
1547 England Day, Miles Jeffrey Game 5
1548 England De Fontenay, Philip August 5
1549 Germany Delling, August 5
1550 France Delorme, Andre Jean 5
1551 England De Roeper, Bruno Philip Henry 5
1552 France De Bonald, Honore Marie Joseph Leon Guillaume 5
1553 France De Gaillard De la Valden, Jean Pierre Marie Joseph 5
1554 USA d'Olive, Charles Rudolph 5
1555 England Drake, Edward Barfort 5
1556 France Dubois de Gennes, Jean Charles Augustin 5
1557 Canada Duffus, Chester Stairs 5
1558 England Dyke, William Norman 5
1559 USA Easterbrook, Arthur Edmond 5
1560 Canada Eaton, Edward Carter 5
 
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