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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 Thornely, Ronald Roscoe 9
32 England Thornton, Anthony Joseph Hill 5
33 Germany Thurm, Alwin 5
34 Germany Thuy, Emil 35
35 Italy Ticconi, Romolo 6
36 Ireland Tidmarsh, David Mary 7
37 England Tinsley, William 7
38 USA Tipton, William Dolley 5
39 USA Tobin, Edgar Gardner 6
40 USA Tod, George Donald 5
41 Scotland Todd, John 18
42 USA Todd, Robert Miles 5
43 England Tolman, Clifford John 8
44 Australia Tonkin, Albert Victor 6
45 England Tonks, Adrian James Boswell 12
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