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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
61 Germany Frommherz, Hermann 32
62 Germany Osterkamp, Theodor 32
63 Germany Billik, Paul 31
64 Canada McKeever, Andrew Edward 31
65 Germany Sachsenberg, Gotthard 31
66 Germany Allmenroeder (Allmenröder), Julius Karl 30
67 Germany Degelow, Carl 30
68 Germany Mai, Josef 30
69 Germany Neckel, Ulrich 30
70 Germany Schaefer (Schäfer), Karl Emil 30
71 England Thompson, Samuel Frederick Henry 30
72 Germany Auffarth (Auffahrt), Harald 29
73 England Booker, Charles Dawson 29
74 England Clayson, Percy Jack 29
75 Australia Cobby, Arthur Henry 29
 
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