12th September 1934
Jersey Airways plane crashes in a field
A Jersey Airways plane came down in a field. It was the airline’s fifth accident in a month, although while most of the others, including a plane driven into the sea and another into a wall, had happened in Jersey, this one occurred after take-off from Heston.
In this instance, an engine on the Dragon biplane cut out as it cleared the airport boundary at around 100ft and the aircraft was badly damaged upon impact. The undercarriage was smashed and the nose and wing crumpled. There were no passengers aboard and the pilot escaped with minor injuries.
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Other events that occured in September
The Beast of Jersey loses his appeal
- Edward Paisnel was convicted of 13 counts of assault, rape and sodomy and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment in December 1971.
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Channel Television takes to the air
- Channel Television, which is headquartered in Jersey and has studios in Guernsey, produces regional output for the Channel Islands.
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Queen Victoria visits Jersey
- When Queen Victoria visited Jersey in 1846, seats had to be found for 6000 spectators and a pavilion erected for her use.
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Local priests campaign to declare a man insane
- Local priests campaigned for a Jersey man to be declared insane so that he would not be executed for killing his wife.
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