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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
1291 England Holligan, Philip Terence 6
1292 Germany Huebner (Hübner), Alfred 6
1293 USA Hudson, Donald 6
1294 England Hudson, Frank Neville 6
1295 Ireland Huston, Victor Henry 6
1296 Germany Imelmann, Hans 6
1297 Italy Imolesi, Attilio 6
1298 USA Ingalls, David Sinton 6
1299 England Jackman, Bruce Stanley C. 6
1300 England Jackson, Horace Stanley 6
1301 Germany Jensen, Johannes 6
1302 Australia Johnston, Phillip Andrew 6
1303 England Jones, William 6
1304 Germany Just, Erich 6
1305 Germany Kahle, Willy 6
 
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