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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
Sources:
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_ Revision history:
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] |