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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
1696 Flag Thornton, Anthony Joseph Hill 5
1697 Flag Thurm, Alwin 5
1698 Flag Thuy, Emil 35
1699 Flag Ticconi, Romolo 6
1700 Flag Tidmarsh, David Mary 7
1701 Flag Tinsley, William 7
1702 Flag Tipton, William Dolley 5
1703 Flag Tobin, Edgar Gardner 6
1704 Flag Tod, George Donald 5
1705 Flag Todd, John 18
1706 Flag Todd, Robert Miles 5
1707 Flag Tolman, Clifford John 8
1708 Flag Tonkin, Albert Victor 6
1709 Flag Tonks, Adrian James Boswell 12
1710 Flag Traenkner (Tränkner), Oswald 5
Total Records: 1865
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