Date:	Saturday 18 September 1948
Time:	09:45
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III
Owner/operator:	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF
Registration:	VA887
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Mosquito VA887: Took off for Demonstration and Training flight. 18/09/1948.
The Mosquito was taking part in an Air Display at RAF Coningsby. Crashed into ground recovering from slow roll at low height - below 1000ft. Aircraft flicked from inverted position just prior to striking the ground. Aircraft flew at too low an altitude and too low an airspeed. Both crew killed
Crew:
S/Ldr (86389) George William CURRY DSO DFC (pilot) RAF: killed
Cpl (571386) Herbert DAVIES (pass.) RAF: killed

The subsequent Board of Inquiry deemed that the aircraft had become involved in aerobatic manoeuvres below the briefed 'safe' height. Pilot alone responsible. This was the third fatal Mosquito crash to occur on this day.

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 p.433
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. Newspaper report of Coroner's inquest
5. ORB 139 Sqn RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/2434/7: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8439309
6. RAF F1180 Aircraft Accident Form
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154297959/george-william-curry
8. https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/41662/Curry-George-William.htm
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._139_Squadron_RAF#Post_War
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Coningsby#History

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-Mar-2010 04:31	Nepa	Added
21-Jul-2010 11:01	beady	Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative]
29-Aug-2010 14:25	beady	Updated [[Time, Phase, Source, Narrative]]
20-Oct-2011 12:36	angels one five	Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Oct-2011 13:16	Nepa	Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative]
06-Mar-2012 09:42	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Source]
07-Jun-2014 12:26	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Jul-2015 11:48	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
18-Sep-2019 13:19	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
10-Sep-2022 10:46	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]