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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.
 
Victories:

Viewing all records: 1865
    Name Score
211 USA Luke, Frank 18
212 Canada MacKay, George Chisholm 18
213 Ireland Molesworth, William Earle 18
214 England Newnham, Maurice Ashdown 18
215 Germany Schaepe (Schäpe), Emil 18
216 Scotland Todd, John 18
217 England Trollope, John Lightfoot 18
218 Germany Zenzes, Alexander 18
219 New Zealand Bannerman, Ronald Burns 17
220 Germany Boehning (Böhning), Hans 17
221 Germany Boening (Böning), Walter 17
222 Canada Carter, Alfred Williams 17
223 Italy Cerutti, Marziale 17
224 Canada Edwards, Stearne Tighe 17
225 Canada Falkenberg, Carl Frederick 17
 
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