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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
436 Germany Keudell, Hans von 12
437 USA Kindley, Field Eugene 12
438 Germany Kuhn, Max 12
439 USA Landis, Reed Gresham 12
440 France Leps, Adrien Louis Jacques 12
441 England Lewis, Gwilym Hugh 12
442 Germany Lindenberger, Alfred 12
443 USA Lord, Frederic Ives 12
444 USA Lussier, Emile John 12
445 France Mace (Macé), Charles Jean Vincent 12
446 Germany Manschott, Friedrich 12
447 Australia Manuel, Roby Lewis 12
448 Canada Manzer, Roy 12
449 England Mawle, Norman William Reginald 12
450 Canada McGregor, Douglas Urquhart 12
 
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