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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 Germany Zander, Martin 5
2 Germany Zenzes, Alexander 18
3 England Zink, Edmund Leonard 5
4 Germany Zorn, Wilhelm 8
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