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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 |
| 1831 |
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Williams, Thomas Frederic |
14 |
| 1832 |
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Williams, Thomas Melling |
9 |
| 1833 |
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Williamson, Alec |
9 |
| 1834 |
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Wilson, Cecil Frederick Charles |
5 |
| 1835 |
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Wilson, Claude Melnot |
8 |
| 1836 |
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Wilson, Percy |
7 |
| 1837 |
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Wilton, Frederick Charles |
6 |
| 1838 |
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Windisch, Rudolf |
22 |
| 1839 |
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Winkler, William Otto Brash |
6 |
| 1840 |
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Winnicott, Russell |
10 |
| 1841 |
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Winter, Rupert Randolph |
5 |
| 1842 |
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Wintgens, Kurt |
19 |
| 1843 |
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Wissemann, Kurt |
5 |
| 1844 |
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Wognar, Franz |
5 |
| 1845 |
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Wolff, Hans Joachim |
10 |
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| Total Records: 1865 |
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