Douglas was front gunner with the crew of the Avro Lancaster AJ'O' for Orange,[1] piloted by William Townsend, which took part in the Dam Busters Raid.
Webb sold his Distinguished Flying Medal, along with his logbook on 14 March 1989 at Christie's in London to fund publishing a nude photography book of Pamela Green.
[2] On the 75th anniversary of the Dam Busters Raid Douglas Webb was honoured with a blue plaque at 158 Richmond Road, London E11, the house where he was living when he enlisted in the RAF at the age of 18.
Webb went on to establish a successful business as a freelance photographer with his own studio in Greek Street, Soho, doing theatrical and film portraits.
During his career, Webb was involved in the production of photographic stills and projection transparencies for numerous films such as The Killing of Sister George (1968), Perfect Friday (1970) and Krull (1983).