ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146148
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| Date: | Friday 1 February 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | EFCS RAF |
| Registration: | LR532 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire |
| RAF Hullavington | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito LR532: Took off for training flight. 01/02/1946
The aircraft was at an altitude of 200 feet, making an asymmetric approach with the port engine feathered, and the wheels and flaps down. Without warning, the aircraft banked to port; the rate of bank increased until the plane was at 90 degrees when the Mosquito dived onto the airfield at RAF Hullavington partially inverted.
Crew:
F/Lt (144467) Alfred Edgar LOMAS AFC MiD (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ECFS/EFS RAF ORB
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4100337
4. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949
5. http://cheshireroll.co.uk/soldier/?i=27853/144467flight%20lieutenant-alfred%20edgar-lomas
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2403729/alfred-edgar-lomas/
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178505498/alfred-edgar-lomas
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hullavington#Royal_Air_Force
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2012 05:47 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Feb-2014 20:09 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2014 15:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2015 09:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2019 21:41 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2019 03:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2019 14:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-May-2021 21:30 | wifi | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 01-Jun-2021 20:19 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 02-Jun-2021 16:20 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2021 00:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2021 19:54 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Jun-2021 15:57 | Faun | Updated [Time, Source, Operator] |
| 31-Aug-2022 21:27 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2023 08:26 | Nepa | Updated [[Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 18-Jul-2023 21:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]]] |
| 19-Jul-2023 21:30 | Nepa | Updated [[[[Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]]]] |
| 22-Jul-2023 16:28 | Nepa | Updated [[[[[Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]]]]] |
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