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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 Italy Cabruna, Ernesto 8
2 France Caillaux, Edmond Eugene Henri 5
3 Ireland Cairnes, William Jameson 6
4 New Zealand Caldwell, Keith Logan 25
5 Ireland Callaghan, Joseph Cruess 5
6 USA Callahan, Laurence Kingsley 5
7 USA Callender, Alvin Andrew 8
8 Italy Calvello, Umberto 5
9 England Cambray, William Charles 6
10 England Cameron, Douglas Evan 5
11 Germany Cammann, Theodor 12
12 USA Campbell, Douglas 6
13 Canada Campbell, Lynn 7
14 Scotland Campbell, William Charles 23
15 France Camplan, Eugene Jules Emile 7
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