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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
1051 Flag Loyd, Alwyne Travers 6
1052 Flag Luchford, Harry George Ernest 24
1053 Flag Luer, Ludwig 6
1054 Flag Lufbery, Gervais Raoul 16
1055 Flag Luff, Frederic Earnest 5
1056 Flag Luke, Frank 18
1057 Flag Luke, Thomas Carlyon 6
1058 Flag Lupton, Charles Roger 5
1059 Flag Lussier, Emile John 12
1060 Flag Lux, Albert Josef 7
1061 Flag MacAndrew, Colin Glen Orr 5
1062 Flag MacArthur, John Knox 6
1063 Flag MacDonald, Hector Omdurman 7
1064 Flag MacDonald, Ross Morrison 5
1065 Flag MacDonald, William Myron 8
Total Records: 1865
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