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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
601 England Hodson, George Stacey 10
602 England Hoy, Campbell Alexander 10
603 England Hubbard, Will 10
604 England Jenkins, William Edwin 10
605 USA Knight, Duerson 10
606 Canada Koch, Alfred Michael 10
607 France Lahoulle, Auguste Joseph Marie 10
608 Ireland Langan-Byrne, Patrick Anthony 10
609 USA LeBoutillier, Oliver Colin 10
610 Germany Lotz, Paul 10
611 Canada Malone, John Joseph 10
612 Germany Matthaei, Rudolf 10
613 Canada McKay, Alfred Edwin 10
614 Canada Moore, Guy Borthwick 10
615 Germany Mulzer, Max Ritter von 10
 
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