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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
106 England Cottle, Sidney Joseph 14
107 France Coudouret, Louis Fernand 6
108 England Court, Leslie Simpson 8
109 France Covin, Jules Charles 6
110 Ireland Cowan, Sidney Edward 7
111 Ireland Cowell, John 16
112 Australia Cowper, Andrew King 19
113 Australia Cox, George 5
114 England Cox, George Montague 5
115 Canada Crabb, Earl Frederick 6
116 Scotland Craig, Fergus Gray 5
117 Canada Craig, William Benson 8
118 England Crawford, Kelvin 5
119 USA Creech, Jesse Orin 7
120 Germany Creutzmann, Otto 8
Records - 106 to 120 of 141
 
 
 
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