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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
1741 Russia Pishvanov, Alexander 5
1742 England Platel, Sidney Henri 5
1743 England Poole, George Ramsden 5
1744 USA Porter, Kenneth Lee 5
1745 France Portron, François 5
1746 England Pratt, Harold Johnstone 5
1747 England Pritt, Walbanke Ashby 5
1748 Ireland Proctor, Thomas 5
1749 Canada Pugh, John Edwardes 5
1750 England Pullan, Hartley 5
1751 Russia Pulpe, Eduard 5
1752 England Purvis, W.C. 5
1753 USA Ralston, Orville Alfred 5
1754 Scotland Rattray, Arthur Rullion 5
1755 France Raymond, Georges 5
 
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