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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
781 England Biziou, Henry Arthur Richard 8
782 Germany Bohny, Karl 8
783 Germany Brandenstein, Aloys Freiherr von 8
784 Australia Brewster-Joske, Clive Alexander 8
785 England Broadberry, Edric William 8
786 England Brown, Alfred John 8
787 USA Burdick, Howard 8
788 Italy Cabruna, Ernesto 8
789 USA Callender, Alvin Andrew 8
790 England Child, James Martin 8
791 USA Clay, Henry Robinson 8
792 England Coath, Robert David 8
793 England Cole, Edwin Stuart Travis 8
794 USA Connelly, James Alexander 8
795 USA Coolidge, Hamilton 8
 
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