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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
1216 England Charley, Reginald Morse 6
1217 England Chiltern, Thomas Sydney 6
1218 Italy Chiri, Antonio 6
1219 Canada Clappison, Henry Gordon 6
1220 England Clarke, Edward Denman 6
1221 England Clements, Harris George 6
1222 England Colbert, John Henry 6
1223 England Conder, Reginald Edward 6
1224 England Cooper, Gerald Kempster 6
1225 Ireland Cooper, Maurice Lea 6
1226 USA Cooper, Norman 6
1227 Canada Corey, Irving Banfield 6
1228 Italy Costantini, Bartolomeo 6
1229 France Coudouret, Louis Fernand 6
1230 France Covin, Jules Charles 6
 
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