and, in 1987, Announcing the Arrival – to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of Jersey Airport. He led a group of enthusiasts who bought, at auction in 1990, a four-engined de Havilland Heron formerly owned by Jersey Airlines. It now flies from its former home-base. In 1996 he founded the National Air Pageant and, as chairman, led the campaign to prevent the world's last airworthy de Havilland Comet Canopus being sold overseas. It was saved for the nation by Defence Secretary Michael Portillo and now lies at Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire. References External links 1958 births Living people Deputies of Jersey British television producers People educated at Hautlieu School People educated at Victoria College, Jersey