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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
991 Australia Davies, Ernest Edgar 7
992 Canada Davis, Ernest Francis Hartley 7
993 France Delage, Pierre 7
994 France Delannoy, Robert Joseph 7
995 France Delzenne, François Paul 7
996 France Derode, Jean Marie Emile 7
997 England Dewhirst, James Henry 7
998 France De Cazenove De Pradines, Pierre Fortaner Paul 7
999 France de Rochechouart de Mortem, François 7
1000 France de Rochefort, Noel Hugues Anne Louis 7
1001 Germany Dilthey, Helmut 7
1002 USA Dodds, Roy Edward 7
1003 England Dolan, Henry Eric 7
1004 USA Donaldson, John Owen 7
1005 England Doran, Thomas Arthur 7
 
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