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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
31 England Giles, Wilfred Bertie 5
32 Canada Gillanders, John Gordon 5
33 Germany Gille, Friedrich 6
34 Canada Gillespie, William John 5
35 USA Gillet, Francis Warrington 20
36 Germany Gilly, Hermann 7
37 Scotland Gilmour, John Inglis 39
38 Canada Gilroy, Eric Charlton 7
39 Russia Gilsher, Juri 5
40 England Gilson, William Thompson 5
41 England Gladman, Cyril William 8
42 Canada Glen, James Alpheus 15
43 England Glynn, Clive Beverley 8
44 Australia Goble, Stanley James 10
45 Canada Godfrey, Albert Earl 14
Records - 31 to 45 of 104
 
 
 
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