Captain Webb, combat report 17 July 1917?

[Dario_Silva]

Hi!!
Is some combat report known by the Captain Noel William Ward Webb, of the 70 Squadron, for its victory of the day 17 July 1917?
Is this the victory number seven for him?
It is my interest to know the airplane type that he faced and their colors, or the details about this combat.
Also if it is possible, the colors or data of the airplane of Webb for that same day.
Grateful of any fact or orientation on this topic.
Dario

[Graeme]

Webb made two claims on 17 July 1917, south of Gheluvelt at 20:00 and 20:45. He was flying Camel B3756 and claimed two Albatros scouts out of control. I don't know of any corresponding German loss(es).

Graeme

[Graeme]

From RFC Communique Number 97:

Five Camels of 70 Squadron encountered a very large formation of about 30 to 40 EA. In the combat two Camels were lost but the other three continued the fight. Capt N Webb drove down two opponents completely out of control, and Lts E C Gribben and J C Smith each drove an EA down out of control.

The sole German fatality on this date (as per Casualties Of The German Air Service) was Ltn d R Richard Kruger of Jasta 4; non-fatal German casualties were Vfw Julius Buckler of Jasta 17, Ltn d R Karl Meyer of Jasta 11 and Vfw Debus of Jasta 36.

Graeme

[Dario_Silva]

Hi Graeme!!
Great information the one that you provide on this day!!
Extraordinary the fact of combat of Captain Webb and their partners.
Very valiant when facing so many German airplanes!!
As you writes, the Ltn. Karl Meyer is commonly accepted as the second victory (20:55) of Webb this day.
It is maybe possible that those 30 to 40 airplanes were the Jagdgeschwader Nr I.
If indeed it was the JG1, it is possible that other victory of the 70 Squadron was as you mention, the Ltn d R Richard Krüger of Jasta 4. He appears as KIA in Connines. (In German: Abgeschossen bei Comines, starb der erlittenen. ¿?)
In the list of Aces of the Aerodrome, a code appears to identify the combats of that day: OOC.
Some would know how to tell me that OOC means, Also EA and DES in that summary of victories.
There they identify the German airplanes as Albatros D.V.
Some individual report on the particular marks of these airplanes this day?
Thanked ahead of time.
Dario

[Scott]

OOC = Out of Control
DES = Destroyed
EA = Enemy Aircraft

See Abbreviations for more

[Dario_Silva]

Thank you very much!!
Excellent clarifying.
Dario