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Noel Webb [England]

Name:Noel William Ward Webb
Country:England
Rank:Captain
Service:Royal Flying Corps
Squadrons:25, 70
Victories:14
Born:12 December 1896
Place of Birth:Margate, Kent
Died:16 August 1917Killed In Action
Place of Death:Near Polygon Wood
Military Cross (MC)Noel Webb

Notes
Webb was posted to 25 Squadron on 4 July 1916. He scored his first five victories as a Bristol F.2b pilot. In June 1917, he joined 70 Squadron, shooting down nine more enemy aircraft while flying the Sopwith Camel. Webb was last seen engaging two enemy aircraft over Polygon Wood on 16 August 1917. He was shot down by Werner Voss of Jasta 10.

Military Cross (MC) Bar
"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 formations many times more numerous than their own." MC Bar citation, London Gazette, 9 January 1918

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