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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
1366 Flag Pratt, Stuart Harvey 7
1367 Flag Pressentin von Rautter, Viktor von 15
1368 Flag Preston, John Carbery 7
1369 Flag Preuss, Werner 22
1370 Flag Price, Guy William 12
1371 Flag Price, Stephen William 7
1372 Flag Price, William Thomas 7
1373 Flag Pritt, Walbanke Ashby 5
1374 Flag Proctor, Thomas 5
1375 Flag Prothero, Phillip Bernard 8
1376 Flag Puerer (Pürer), Josef 6
1377 Flag Puetter (Pütter), Fritz 25
1378 Flag Puetz (Pütz), Johann 7
1379 Flag Puffer, Stanley Asa 7
1380 Flag Pugh, John Edwardes 5
Total Records: 1865
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