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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 Victories
16 Flag Amantea, Antonio 5
17 Flag Ambrogi, Marius Jean Paul Elzeard 14
18 Flag Amm, Edgar Oxenham 10
19 Flag Ancillotto, Giovanni 11
20 Flag Anders, Fritz G. 7
21 Flag Anderson, George Benson 5
22 Flag Anderson, Gerald Frank 8
23 Flag Andrews, John Oliver 12
24 Flag Ansell, Arnold Edward 5
25 Flag Anslinger, Leopold 10
26 Flag Antcliffe, Ernest 7
27 Flag Appleby, Percival Ewart 6
28 Flag Apps, Gordon Frank Mason 10
29 Flag Argeyev (d'Argueff), Pavel Vladimirovich 15
30 Flag Arigi, Julius 32
Total Records: 1865
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