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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
136 Canada Alexander, William Melville 22
137 Germany Goering (Göring), Hermann 22
138 South Africa Harrison, Thomas Sinclair 22
139 England Jenkin, Louis Fleeming 22
140 England King, Cecil Frederick 22
141 Germany Klein, Hans 22
142 England Leacroft, John 22
143 England Newland, Arthur 22
144 Germany Pippart, Hans Martin 22
145 Germany Preuss, Werner 22
146 England Roxburgh-Smith, Benjamin 22
147 Germany Schlegel, Karl 22
148 Canada White, Joseph Leonard Maries 22
149 Germany Windisch, Rudolf 22
150 Germany Adam, Hans Ritter von 21
 
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