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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
1696 England Maxted, William Henry 5
1697 Ireland McClintock, Ronald St. Clair 5
1698 Ireland McCormack, George 5
1699 England McNaughton, Norman George 5
1700 Canada McNeaney, John Harry 5
1701 Canada McRae, Russell Fern 5
1702 Italy Mecozzi, Amedeo 5
1703 England Medlicott, Harold William 5
1704 England Mellersh, Francis John Williamson 5
1705 Germany Meyer, Erich 5
1706 Italy Michetti, Giorgio 5
1707 USA Miller, Zenos Ramsey 5
1708 England Mills, Kenneth Charles 5
1709 Canada Molyneux, Harold Arthur Sydney 5
1710 France Montange, Paul 5
 
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