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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
136 England Cunninghame, Frederick Joseph 5
137 England Curphey, William George Sellar 6
138 USA Curtis, Edward Peck 6
139 England Curtis, Ralph Luxmore 13
140 Canada Curtis, Wilfred Austin 13
141 Germany Cymera, Wilhelm 5
Records - 136 to 141 of 141
 
 
 
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