ace pilot
Elite aircraft operator
An ace pilot is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft.
The designation originated in World War I and carries connotations of exceptional skill and daring: Manfred von Richthofen was the war's top ace pilot.
Outside military contexts, ace pilot describes anyone with extraordinary flying ability.
- flyboySlang for pilot
- aviatorOne who pilots aircraft
- dogfightClose combat between aircraft
- air combatWarfare between aircraft
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
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- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, bombing run, combat aircraft, bomb run
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- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
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