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| Name: |
Noel William Ward Webb |
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| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps |
| Units: |
25, 70 |
| Victories: |
14 |
| Born: |
12 December 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Margate, Kent |
| Died: |
16 August 1917 |
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| Place of Death: |
Near Polygon Wood |
| Memorial: |
Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
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Joining the Royal Flying Corps in March 1916, Noel William Ward Webb completed his training and was posted to 25 Squadron on 4 July. That year, he scored his first five victories as a Bristol Fighter pilot. Posted to 70 Squadron in June 1917, he scored nine more victories flying the Sopwith Camel. Near Zonnebeke on 26 July 1917, he shot down an Albatros D.V flown by Otto Brauneck of Jasta 11. Last seen engaging two enemy fighters over Polygon Wood, Webb was killed in action less than a month later by Werner Voss of Jasta 10. |
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| Military Cross (MC) Bar |
T./Capt. Noel William Webb, M.C., Gen. List and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in aerial combats. He has destroyed three hostile machines and driven down four others completely out of control. By his spirit and gallantry he has set a fine example which has inspired the pilots of his flight to successfully attack enemy formations many times more numerous than their own.
(M.C. gazetted 1st January, 1917.)
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
19 Jul 1916 |
0645 |
25 |
F.E.2b (5245) 1 |
Fokker E (DES) |
E of Provin |
| 2 |
09 Aug 1916 |
1215 |
25 |
F.E.2b (4839) 2 |
Albatros C (FTL) |
Beaumont |
| 3 |
07 Sep 1916 |
1750 |
25 |
F.E.2b (7003) 3 |
Fokker E (OOC) 5 |
Pont a Vendin |
| 4 |
09 Sep 1916 |
1600 |
25 |
F.E.2b (6993) 4 |
C (DES) |
Pont a Vendin |
| 5 |
15 Sep 1916 |
1720 |
25 |
F.E.2b (4841) 2 |
Fokker E (DES) |
Fresnoy |
| 6 |
12 Jul 1917 |
1215 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B3756) |
C (CAP) |
Bellevue |
| 7 |
17 Jul 1917 |
2000 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B3756) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
S of Gheluvelt |
| 8 |
17 Jul 1917 |
2055 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B3756) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
S of Gheluvelt |
| 9 |
26 Jul 1917 |
1930 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B3756) |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
E of Zonnebeke |
| 10 |
28 Jul 1917 |
1940 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B3756) |
Albatros D.III (DES) |
Roulers |
| 11 |
28 Jul 1917 |
1950 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B3756) |
Albatros D.III (OOC) |
E of Polygon Wood |
| 12 |
13 Aug 1917 |
1930 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B3756) |
DFW C (OOC) |
NE of Dixmude |
| 13 |
13 Aug 1917 |
1930 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B3756) |
DFW C (DES) |
E of Dixmude |
| 14 |
13 Aug 1917 |
1945 |
70 |
Sopwith Camel (B3756) |
DFW C (OOC) 6 |
NE of Dixmude |
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| 1 |
Observer 2Lt I A Mann |
| 2 |
Observer Lt C S Workman |
| 3 |
Observer Cpl H Brown |
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Observer Sgt Leslie Court |
| 5 |
Shared with Capt Alwyne Loyd & 2Lt C S Workman (6993), Capt C H Dixon & AM J H Booth (6997) |
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Shared with Capt A R Hudson |
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