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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
1 USA Iaccaci, August Thayer 17
2 USA Iaccaci, Paul Thayer 17
3 Germany Imelmann, Hans 6
4 Germany Immelmann, Max 17
5 Italy Imolesi, Attilio 6
6 USA Ingalls, David Sinton 6
7 Canada Irving, Gordon Budd 12
8 Canada Irwin, William Roy 11
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