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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
391 Flag d'Olive, Charles Rudolph 5
392 Flag Dahlmann, Theodor 7
393 Flag Daladier, Gustave Victorin 12
394 Flag Daley, John Albert Edward Robertson 6
395 Flag Dallas, Roderic Stanley 32
396 Flag Dalrymple, Sydney 5
397 Flag Daly, Rowan Heywood 7
398 Flag Dance, Charles Cannon 6
399 Flag Daniel, Hector 9
400 Flag Dannhuber, Xavier 11
401 Flag Darby, Edward 6
402 Flag Darvill, George William Francis 9
403 Flag Darwin, Charles John Wharton 5
404 Flag Davey, Horace Balfour 6
405 Flag Davidson, Charles Robert 6
Total Records: 1865
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