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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
1771 Germany Rothe, Richard Paul 5
1772 France Rousselle, Maurice Albert 5
1773 Germany Ruebe (Rübe), Richard 5
1774 Germany Rumpel, Theodor 5
1775 Canada Russell, John Bernard 5
1776 France Sabattier De Vignolle, Jacques Victor 5
1777 Italy Sabelli, Giovanni 5
1778 Russia Safonov, Mikhail 5
1779 England Sanday, William Douglas Stock 5
1780 England Saundby, Robert Henry Magnus Spencer 5
1781 France Saune, Basile Felicien 5
1782 England Sayers, Edward Harper 5
1783 Germany Schlimpen, Johann 5
1784 Germany Schneider, Roman 5
1785 Germany Schroeder (Schröder), Herbert 5
 
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