Braye Beach
BRAYE BEACH: Temporary beach landing site
Note: This lovely picture, from a postcard, was kindly sent by Mike Charlton who has an amazing collection. See; www.Aviationpostcard.co.uk
Operated by Jersey Airways
Location: Just NE of Braye town centre
Period of operation: 1936
NOTES: The Saro A.19 Cloud G-ABXW 'Cloud of Iona' was initially registered, in 1932 to British Flying Boats in Edinburgh who used it for a Glasgow to Belfast service. I'd love to know the exact sites used - has anybody any ideas?
It then went to Spartan Air Lines on the 14th September 1934 and was based at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Here again I wonder where this amphibian operated services to?
In 1936 it was leased to Jersey Airways to be used on a Jersey to Guernsey service according to records, but clearly this picture proves the service also extended to Alderney. Perhaps on demand?
On the 31st July 1936, whilst undertaking an illegal flight, (without a radio), at night from Guernsey to Jersey in poor weather, the young Captain who clearly didn't understand the basics of aerial navigation, ditched in the sea south of Jersey. The two crew and eight passengers drowned. It appears that both engines failed, possibly due to fuel starvation.
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