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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
961 USA Biddle, Charles John 7
962 Canada Birmingham, Thomas James 7
963 England Bland, William Harry 7
964 Ireland Blennerhasset, Giles Noble 7
965 France Bosson, André Louis 7
966 Canada Brock, Cecil Guelph 7
967 England Brooke, George Ai 7
968 Germany Bruenig (Brünig), Helmut 7
969 USA Buchanan, Archibald 7
970 England Bunting, Stanton William 7
971 Canada Burgess, David Luther 7
972 Canada Campbell, Lynn 7
973 France Camplan, Eugene Jules Emile 7
974 England Capel, Leslie Howard Tandy 7
975 USA Chambers, Reed McKinley 7
 
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