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.
Victories:
Viewing all records: 1865
Name
Score
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Richthofen, Manfred Albrecht Ritter von
80
2
Fonck, René Paul
75
3
Bishop, William Avery
72
4
Udet, Ernst
62
5
Mannock, Edward Corringham
61
6
Collishaw, Raymond
60
7
McCudden, James Thomas Byford
57
8
Beauchamp-Proctor, Andrew Frederick Weatherby
54
9
Loewenhardt (Löwenhardt), Erich
54
10
MacLaren, Donald Roderick
54
11
Guynemer, Georges Marie Ludovic Jules
53
12
Barker, William George
50
13
Jacobs, Josef Carl Peter
48
14
Voss, Werner
48
15
Little, Robert Alexander
47
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