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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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Score |
| 16 |
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McElroy, George Edward Henry
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47 |
| 17 |
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Rumey, Fritz
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45 |
| 18 |
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Ball, Albert
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44 |
| 19 |
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Berthold, Rudolph
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44 |
| 20 |
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Loerzer, Bruno
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44 |
| 21 |
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Baeumer (Bäumer), Paul Wilhelm
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43 |
| 22 |
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Hazell, Tom Falcon
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43 |
| 23 |
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Nungesser, Charles Eugene Jules Marie
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43 |
| 24 |
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Madon, Georges Felix
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41 |
| 25 |
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Boelcke, Oswald
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40 |
| 26 |
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Buechner (Büchner), Franz
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40 |
| 27 |
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Fullard, Philip Fletcher
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40 |
| 28 |
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Richthofen, Lothar Freiherr von
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40 |
| 29 |
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Gass, Charles George
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39 |
| 30 |
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Gilmour, John Ingles
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39 |
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