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
Jersey Airport welcomes first private plane
- The first private plane to land at Jersey Airport completed its 275-mile crossing from the mainland in 1946.
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Major Moses Corbet is appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
- Corbet served in Menorca and Gibraltar before retiring to Jersey on the grounds of ill-health. He was appointed Lieutenant Governor in 1771.
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The St Saviour wireless case show trial
- By 1943, the war was turning against Germany, and its forces realised they needed to control the flow of information. They banned radios.
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The States starts dismantling Jersey Railway
- After a fire, and facing stiff competition from road transport, Jersey Railway was sold to the States, which began demolishing the track.
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