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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
1606 England Hall, John Herbert 5
1607 South Africa Hall, Robert Norwood 5
1608 Canada Hallonquist, Joseph Eskill 5
1609 England Hammond, Arthur William 5
1610 France Hamot, Paul 5
1611 Canada Hand, Earl McNabb 5
1612 Germany Hanko, August 5
1613 Scotland Hargreaves, James McKinlay 5
1614 England Harker, Howard Redmayne 5
1615 England Harris, Arthur Travers 5
1616 England Harrison, Charles Philip 5
1617 England Harrop, William 5
1618 Ireland Hartigan, Edward Patrick 5
1619 France Hasdenteufel, Marius René Marie 5
1620 France Hauss, Marcel 5
 
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