Lomas, Edward Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Edward Henry |
Surname | Lomas |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Letitia Lomas, of Levenshulme, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XIX |
Serial Number | MM643 |
Markings | RS-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 207. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 200 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 152644 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 157 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Langer's aircraft was shot at and claimed probably destroyed by another Mosquito accompanying MM643, however Langer returned to base and made further claims later in the war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1046/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1046/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-09-1944 |
End Date | 29-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Swannington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Sea Rescue |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a fighter (Me 109) flown by Oblt. Langer of SeeNotGr. 80 at 1111hrs and crashed into the sea approximately 10-12 miles off Lowestoft, Norfolk. The aircraft was itself subject to an air-sea rescue but no trace was found. |