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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
91 England Luke, Thomas Carlyon 6
92 England Lupton, Charles Roger 5
93 USA Lussier, Emile John 12
94 Germany Lux, Albert Josef 7
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