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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
1516 Flag Schaefer (Schäfer), Karl Emil 30
1517 Flag Schaepe (Schäpe), Emil 18
1518 Flag Scharon, Karl 8
1519 Flag Schattauer, Karl 9
1520 Flag Scheicher, Alfons 6
1521 Flag Schilling, Hans 8
1522 Flag Schlegel, Karl 22
1523 Flag Schleich, Eduard Ritter von 35
1524 Flag Schleiff, Franz 12
1525 Flag Schlenker, Georg 14
1526 Flag Schlimpen, Johann 5
1527 Flag Schmidt, Julius 15
1528 Flag Schmidt, Otto Christian 20
1529 Flag Schmidt, Roman 6
1530 Flag Schmueckle (Schmückle), Karl 6
Total Records: 1865
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