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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
616 Flag Gilly, Hermann 7
617 Flag Gilmour, John Inglis 39
618 Flag Gilroy, Eric Charlton 7
619 Flag Gilsher, Juri 5
620 Flag Gilson, William Thompson 5
621 Flag Gladman, Cyril William 8
622 Flag Glen, James Alpheus 15
623 Flag Glynn, Clive Beverley 8
624 Flag Goble, Stanley James 10
625 Flag Godfrey, Albert Earl 14
626 Flag Godfrey, Frank 12
627 Flag Goering (Göring), Hermann 22
628 Flag Goerth, Hans 7
629 Flag Goettsch (Göttsch), Walter 20
630 Flag Gompertz, Harry Christopher Travers 5
Total Records: 1865
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