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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
466 Flag Doran, Thomas Arthur 7
467 Flag Dorme, René Pierre Marie 23
468 Flag Dossenbach, Albert 15
469 Flag Dostler, Eduard Ritter von 26
470 Flag Douchy, Gustave 9
471 Flag Douglas, Percy 8
472 Flag Doumer, René 7
473 Flag Dousinelle, René Paul Louis 9
474 Flag Doyle, John Edgcumbe 9
475 Flag Draisey, Arthur Stuart 7
476 Flag Drake, Edward Barfort 5
477 Flag Draper, Christopher 9
478 Flag Drekmann, Heinrich 11
479 Flag Drewitt, Herbert Frank Stacey 7
480 Flag Drinkwater, Arthur Thomas 9
Total Records: 1865
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