14th June 1944
A Belgian airman is killed over Jersey
St Ouen’s Rue Henri Gonay was given its name in June 2014 in honour of a highly decorated Belgian airman who died when his plane crashed in Jersey. He had been flying as part of the Royal Air Force, as commander of No 263 Squadron. He was 29.
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Other events that occured in June
Missing woman case’s happy ending… for some
- Elizabeth Price had been missing for nearly two weeks when the police found her in Lucy Biard’s St Helier home.
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Superior Council is established to guide Jersey through the Occupation
- Although the German authorities were in control throughout the Occupation, they channelled their authority through the Superior Council.
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The king and queen’s liberation visit
- The King and Queen should have visited the Channel Islands on 6 June 1945, which Jersey had declared a public holiday.
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A Belgian airman is killed over Jersey
- St Ouen’s Rue Henri Gonay was given its name in June 2014 in honour of a Belgian airman who died when his plane crashed in Jersey.
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