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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
1771 Flag Walkerdine, Bernard Albert 6
1772 Flag Walkerdine, Harold John 7
1773 Flag Wall, Anthony Herbert William 16
1774 Flag Wallace, Hazel LeRoy 14
1775 Flag Wallage, Stanley Harry S. 10
1776 Flag Waller, Albert Gregory 11
1777 Flag Wallwork, John Wilson 5
1778 Flag Walter, Stephen Reginald Parke 6
1779 Flag Walz, Franz 7
1780 Flag Ward, Edward Henry 5
1781 Flag Wareing, Guy Wilbraham 9
1782 Flag Warman, Clive Wilson 12
1783 Flag Warner, John Weston 8
1784 Flag Warren, Leslie Reginald 8
1785 Flag Watson, Harry Ellis 6
Total Records: 1865
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