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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.
 
Victories:

Viewing all records: 1863
    Name Score
196 France Hay De Slade, Henri Joseph Marie 19
197 Australia Howell, Cedric Ernest 19
198 Austro-Hungarian Empire Kiss, Josef 19
199 USA Kullberg, Harold Albert 19
200 England Powell, Leslie Archibald 19
201 South Africa Reed, Arthur Eden 19
202 Canada Reid, Ellis Vair 19
203 England Wilkinson, Alan Machin 19
204 Germany Wintgens, Kurt 19
205 Germany Baldamus, Hartmuth 18
206 France Barny De Romanet, Bernard Henri 18
207 England Belgrave, James Dacres 18
208 Austro-Hungarian Empire Graeser (Gräser), Franz 18
209 Germany Hemer, Franz 18
210 USA Lambert, William Carpenter 18
 
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