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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
826 Flag Hugues, Marcel Anatole 12
827 Flag Hunt, Frederick John 9
828 Flag Hunt, Hubert Cecil 8
829 Flag Hunter, Frank O'Driscoll 8
830 Flag Hunter, John Ellis Langford 13
831 Flag Hunter, Thomas Vicars 5
832 Flag Hurst, Cyril Edward 5
833 Flag Huskinson, Patrick 11
834 Flag Hustings, Norman William 7
835 Flag Huston, Victor Henry 6
836 Flag Hutterer, Michael 8
837 Flag Hyde, George 5
838 Flag Iaccaci, August Thayer 17
839 Flag Iaccaci, Paul Thayer 17
840 Flag Imelmann, Hans 6
Total Records: 1865
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