17th September 1960
Vickers Viscount aircraft crashes at Jersey Airport
A Vickers Viscount aircraft with 74 passengers and crew crashed on landing at Jersey. The front wheel retracted, tipping the aircraft forward and scraping its nose along the runway. No-one was injured, but the escape chutes were deployed, and passengers slid to safety. The aircraft was blocking the runway, so incoming flights had to be diverted to Guernsey, Gatwick or Dinard. It was badly damaged, but ultimately repaired, and it continued flying until the early 1980s.
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The Beast of Jersey loses his appeal
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Inquest launched into another Jersey railway death
- Philip Pinel was crushed by a train’s axle box, which was still smeared with his blood when police arrived at the scene.
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The BBC broadcasts first edition of Spotlight
- The launch of Spotlight, the BBC’s local news bulletin for the Channel Islands, was more of a name change than anything else.
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Jersey lifeboat crew rescues stricken yacht
- Jersey's lifeboat crew received awards for a brave rescue of the six-member crew of the Bacchus in September 1973.
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