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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 |
| 1801 |
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Welsh, George Arthur |
5 |
| 1802 |
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Wendelmuth, Rudolf |
14 |
| 1803 |
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Wenzel, Paul |
10 |
| 1804 |
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Wenzl, Richard |
12 |
| 1805 |
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Werner, Johannes |
7 |
| 1806 |
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Wertheim (Wertheimer), Pierre Armand |
5 |
| 1807 |
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Wessels, Heinrich |
6 |
| 1808 |
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West, Mortimer Sackville |
5 |
| 1809 |
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Weston, David John |
13 |
| 1810 |
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Westphal, Siegfried |
6 |
| 1811 |
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Westwood, William Graham |
6 |
| 1812 |
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Whealy, Arthur Treloar |
27 |
| 1813 |
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Wheeler, William Allan |
6 |
| 1814 |
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Whistler, Harold Alfred |
23 |
| 1815 |
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White, Harold Albert |
7 |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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