Date:	Wednesday 20 November 1968
Time:
Type:	English Electric Canberra T Mk 17
Owner/operator:	360 Sqn RAF
Registration:	WJ988
MSN:	R3/EA3/6613
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Watton, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Watton, Norfolk
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Written off 20/11/1968: The undercarriage was raised to stop after the port engine ingested a large bird (gull) on take off from Watton, Norfolk.

Not repaired: aircraft deemed to be damaged beyond economic repair, and struck off charge as Cat.5(c) on 07/03/1969

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/birds/birdstrikes.htm]
http://www.360sqn.org.uk/360WATNow.htm
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://nzff.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=13088]
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//nz-serials/wd948.shtml
http://rafwatton.info/History/1945toPresent/History1968/tabid/87/Default.aspx_

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-Jun-2008 14:33	JINX	Added
17-Jun-2008 14:35	JINX	Updated
17-Jul-2010 12:47	harro	Updated [Source, Narrative]
15-Mar-2012 11:59	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source]
09-Apr-2013 21:16	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]