1937

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January

  • 16th
    Elderly couple killed by fire in house at Cunningsburgh.
  • 29th
    Special charter plane brings first ever airmail to Shetland. This was because there had been no steamer for 10 days due to severe weather.
  • 31st
    The Fair Isle mailboat Good Shepherd (1937) K58 drove from anchor during a SE gale and was wrecked in the North Haven.

April

  • 17th
    Radio communication with Foula established.

May

August

September

  • "The Edge of the World", a film by Michael Powell is released. The film had been shot on Foula during the previous summer.
  • 13th
    Lone Faroese voyager, 'Sofus Gjoveraa', arrived in Lerwick from Iceland and Faroe, en route to Norway. Pictures can be viewed here.

November

  • 23rd
    Regular air mail flights three times per week, started by Allied Airways.
    First day covers were issued to commemorate the event, See Picture
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