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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
661 France Bretillon, Alexandre Albert Roger 9
662 England Britnell, Frederick John Shaw 9
663 Canada Brown, William Henry 9
664 Canada Bulmer, George William 9
665 Ireland Casey, Francis Dominic 9
666 USA Cassady, Thomas Gantz 9
667 Canada Christian, Leonard Arthur 9
668 France Coadou, Arthur Marie Marcel 9
669 France Condemine, Theophile Henri 9
670 Australia Cummings, Eric Douglas 9
671 England Cunnell, Donald Charles 9
672 South Africa Daniel, Hector 9
673 England Darvill, George William Francis 9
674 Canada Dawes, Richard Jeffries 9
675 Canada Del'Haye, Roger Amedee 9
 
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