27th April 1946
Jersey Airport welcomes first private plane
The war was over, the Channel Islands had been liberated, and personal travel was becoming practical again. Finally, Nottingham-based airman TW Shipside and his wife could take their first flying holiday in six years. They completed the 275-mile journey from their home airport to Jersey in just over two and a half hours.
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Other events that occured in April
Man pleads guilty to party shooting
- A Jersey man pleaded guilty to shooting two people at a party he was hosting in April 1965.
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Inquiry opens into naked, burned motorist
- A man was found naked and burned to death in Jersey in unexplained circumstances in April 1946. An open verdict ruling was given.
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Jersey Electricity Company is established
- Jersey Electricity was founded as the Jersey Electricity Company on 5 April 1924. It is the sole supplier of electricity to the island.
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Condor 1 undergoes final sea trials
- The Condor 1 hydrofoil went into service just a week after its final sea trials in choppy waters around Jersey in April 1964.
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