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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.
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Name |
Victories |
| 1756 |
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Viebig, Hans |
5 |
| 1757 |
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Vigers, Arthur Whitehair |
14 |
| 1758 |
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Violet-Marty, Pierre Augustin François |
5 |
| 1759 |
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Vitalis, Marie Gaston Fulerand Leon |
7 |
| 1760 |
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Vlasto, Alexander George |
8 |
| 1761 |
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Voss, Werner |
48 |
| 1762 |
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Vuillemin, Joseph |
7 |
| 1763 |
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Waddington, Melville Wells |
12 |
| 1764 |
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Waddington, Paul Yvan Robert |
12 |
| 1765 |
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Wagener, Werner |
5 |
| 1766 |
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Waight, Dennis Edward |
12 |
| 1767 |
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Waldhausen, Hans |
6 |
| 1768 |
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Walker, Eric |
6 |
| 1769 |
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Walker, Kenneth MacKenzie |
5 |
| 1770 |
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Walker, William |
5 |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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