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| Date: | Sunday 20 December 1942 |
| Time: | 20:42 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5762 |
| MSN: | EA-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sand dunes south of IJmuiden, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Target: Duisburg
Takeoff time: 18:02
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was hit by Marine & Luftwaffe Flak and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Edward Irvine Johnston RCAF R/105687 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Frederick William Morris RAF 561823 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant George Albert Wainwright RAFVR 1295715 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Arnold Howison RAFVR 1061582 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Roy Arthur Frank Bignell RAFVR 1390750 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Malcolm MacLellan RAFVR 1365878 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Sidney John Wick RAFVR 1338759 [Killed]
All lie at the Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Netherlands (52.346631 / 4.938324)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1959&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Dec-2017 16:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2018 04:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 12-Nov-2020 18:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Aug-2025 06:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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