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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. |
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Name |
Score |
| 1 |
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Richthofen, Manfred Freiherr von
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80 |
| 2 |
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Fonck, René Paul
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75 |
| 3 |
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Bishop, William Avery
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72 |
| 4 |
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Udet, Ernst
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62 |
| 5 |
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Mannock, Edward Corringham
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61 |
| 6 |
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Collishaw, Raymond
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60 |
| 7 |
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McCudden, James Thomas Byford
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57 |
| 8 |
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Beauchamp-Proctor, Andrew Frederick Weatherby
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54 |
| 9 |
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Loewenhardt (Löwenhardt), Erich
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54 |
| 10 |
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MacLaren, Donald Roderick
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54 |
| 11 |
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Guynemer, Georges Marie Ludovic Jules
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53 |
| 12 |
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Barker, William George
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50 |
| 13 |
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Jacobs, Josef Carl Peter
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48 |
| 14 |
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Voss, Werner
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48 |
| 15 |
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Little, Robert Alexander
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47 |
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