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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.
 
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526 Canada James, Mansell Richard 11
527 Canada Johnson, George Owen 11
528 Wales Jones-Williams, Arthur Gordon 11
529 Germany Kirmaier, Stefan 11
530 Australia Larkin, Herbert Joseph 11
531 France Lenoir, Maxime Albert 11
532 Germany Loerzer, Fritz 11
533 England Longton, Walter Hunt 11
534 England Maud, Charles Midgley 11
535 France Maunoury, Ernest Joseph Jules 11
536 New Zealand McGregor, Malcolm Charles 11
537 Scotland McQuistan, Finlay 11
538 England Mitchell, James 11
539 France Montrion, René 11
540 Germany Nuelle (Nülle), Hans 11
 
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