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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: 1865
    Name Score
31 Germany Gontermann, Heinrich 39
32 South Africa Jordan, William Lancelot 39
33 Germany Menckhoff, Karl 39
34 Canada Atkey, Alfred Clayburn 38
35 Canada Claxton, William Gordon 37
36 Belgium Coppens de Houthulst, Willy Omer François Jean 37
37 Wales Jones, James Ira Thomas 37
38 Germany Bolle, Karl 36
39 Germany Buckler, Julius 36
40 Canada Fall, Joseph Stewart Temple 36
41 Germany Mueller (Müller), Max Ritter von 36
42 France Boyau, Maurice Jean Paul 35
43 Austro-Hungarian Empire Brumowski, Godwin 35
44 Germany Doerr (Dörr), Gustav 35
45 Germany Koennecke (Könnecke), Otto 35
 
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