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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 Germany Steinbrecher, Helmut 5
137 Germany Steinhaeuser (Steinhäuser), Werner 10
138 USA Stenseth, Martinus 8
139 Australia Stephens, Eric John 13
140 England Stephenson, Thomas Frederick 5
141 Canada Stephenson, William Samuel 12
142 England Stevens, Frank Douglas 5
143 England Stewart, David Arthur 16
144 England Stewart, Oliver 5
145 Germany Stoer (Stör), Wilhelm 5
146 Austro-Hungarian Empire Stojsavljevic, Raoul 10
147 England Stokes, Claud Harry 5
148 Australia Stone, Charles Owen 7
149 Italy Stoppani, Mario 6
150 USA Stovall, William Howard 6
Records - 136 to 150 of 174
 
 
 
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