1986
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- Foula Lighthouse was first lit.
- Hoo Stack Lighthouse was first lit.
New Secondary extension is opened at Scalloway Junior Secondary School and name is changed to Scalloway Junior High School.
July
- 10th
Jack Sandison born.
November
- 6th
Chinook helicopter crash near Sumburgh Airport 45 of the 47 souls on board were lost.
