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
46
McCall, Frederick Robert Gordon
35
47
Schleich, Eduard Ritter von
35
48
Thuy, Emil
35
49
Veltjens, Josef
35
50
Woollett, Henry Winslow
35
51
Baracca, Francesco
34
52
Coiffard, Michel Joseph Callixte Marie
34
53
Bongartz, Heinrich
33
54
Kinkead, Samuel Marcus
33
55
Kroll, Heinrich
33
56
Quigley, Frank Granger
33
57
Wolff, Kurt
33
58
Arigi, Julius
32
59
Bowman, Geoffrey Hilton
32
60
Dallas, Roderic Stanley
32
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