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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
1261 Flag Noss, Arthur Rex Hurden 9
1262 Flag Novak, Augustin 5
1263 Flag Novelli, Gastone 8
1264 Flag Nuelle (Nülle), Hans 11
1265 Flag Nungesser, Charles Eugene Jules Marie 43
1266 Flag Nuville, Charles Marie Joseph Leon 12
1267 Flag O'Grady, Conn Standish 9
1268 Flag O'Neill, Ralph Ambrose 5
1269 Flag O'Toole, William 8
1270 Flag Oades, Sydney Arthur 11
1271 Flag Oaks, Harold Anthony 11
1272 Flag Oberlander, Hans 6
1273 Flag Odebrett, Karl 16
1274 Flag Odell, Charles Walter 7
1275 Flag Olieff, Percy Henry 5
Total Records: 1865
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