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Welcome
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Hermann Buttigieg welcomes you to the Aviation in Malta web page. The purpose of this site is to build up a record of aviation activity in Malta, past and present.
Having been a colony of Great Britain for 164 years (1800-1964), and then continued to serve as a base for Britain's Armed Forces for a further 15 years, Malta was introduced to the world of aviation from a very early start.
From the construction of the first airfield to the ravages of World War Two, the build up for the Suez canal, through four hi-jacks, and on to today's Malta International Air show, Malta has seen almost all the uses an aircraft can be put to.
 Map (left) courtesy of Richard J. Caruana, shows all the wartime airfields in use in Malta at the time.
Any photographs which appear on this site are either from my collection, or are being reproduced by permission. Your attention is drawn to the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement.
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News
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Five pages on this site were updated between 17-18 January 2007. See CONTENTS below for further details..
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Contents
This web site was re-styled 28 June 2006. For those of you who remember the old version, the individual buttons for each page have now been replaced by drop-down menus. The pages are now grouped together by subject, as detailed below.
Below are the pages to be found on this site, with a brief description of the contents. Red text indicates when that particular page was last updated. For your convenience, each page title is a link to the page itself.
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Airfields & Airlines
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Hal-Far Airfield – History of Malta’s first proper airfield. Re-installed with UPDATED material in July 2006.
Luqa Airfield – A history of Malta’s only remaining airfield.
Marsa Field – The first landing ground built in Malta until the construction of Hal-Far.
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General Aviation
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9H- Register – All the aircraft that ever carried the 9H- prefix. UPDATED on 17 Jan 07 with new info on Microlights.
Accidents (Civil) – A list of accidents that have taken place in/around Malta or to Malta-based aircraft. UPDATED on 17 Jan 07, with new data in the 1920s (new), 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 2000 decades.
Air Rally – Details about the International Air Rally of Malta. UPDATED in July 06 with participation lists for the years 1971, 1974, 1985-1988, 1990-1992, 1995, 1998-1999, 2000, 2003-2004 and 2006.
Deliveries – Aircraft that are known to have used Malta on their delivery flights. NEW PAGE, created July 2006. UPDATED on 17 Jan 07.
DC-3 – DC-3s seen in Malta for maintenance, just visiting, and celebrations.
DHC-4 Caribou – History and details of aircraft seen in Malta. UPDATED July 2006, further updates of RAAF aircraft histories on 15 Aug.
Malta Based – Aircraft based in Malta but never placed on the civil register here.
MIACO/NCA/Med-Avia – Aircraft which came to Malta for maintenance by one of these companies. UPDATED, July 2006.
Planes on Film – Film/adverts shot in Malta, using aircraft that were Maltese owned, or were brought specially for the duration of the shoot. UPDATED, July 2006.
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Military Aviation
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Accidents (Military) – Accidents involving military aircraft. UPDATED on 17 Jan 07 with new info in the 1920s, 1950s, 1902 and 2000 decades.
Air Squadron – History of the Air Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta.
Military Deliveries – Military aircraft delivered via Malta.
Naval visits – Visits by naval vessels capable of carrying aircraft or helicopters.
RAF Luqa – Details of RAF squadrons based in Malta, and exercises held in Malta until March 1979. UPDATED the Malta-based page with brief histories of Canberras/Shackletons/Nimrods. Also added 38 and 39 squadrons, 13 Aug 2006.
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Air Shows
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Armed Forces of Malta – Details of the Open Day held by the A.F.M.
Displays (Government) – Air show/displays organized by the Government of Malta. UPDATED, July 2006.
Displays (non-Government) – Air show/displays organized by private individuals/organizations. UPDATED, July 2006.
Malta Int’l Air Show – Details of aircraft which have attended, listed by year. Also included are tables listing the aircraft indexed by type, as well as participation by country.
Royal Air Force – Air shows/displays or open days held by the British services until 1979.
Wings over Ta’ Qali – An open day held at the previous airfield of Ta’ Qali. UPDATED on 18 Jan 2007.
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Misc.
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Aviation Museum – The exhibits at Malta’s only aviation museum. Re-installed on 5 Oct 2006.
Fifty Years Ago – Brief description of aviation and military events which took place fifty years ago. UPDATED on 12 Aug 06.
Kodak – Information about Kodachrome developing.
Quotes – A number of quotes from a number of sources, about a variety of subjects, not necessarily aviation.
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