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2000 - 2009



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DATE AIRCRAFT SQDN SERIAL NOTES
25.09.00 P. Tornado Luftwaffe 45+25 Aircraft had departed Malta after participating in the Malta Air Show, but forced to return.
18.06.01 AB.212 Italian AF MM81209 Helicopter, normally based in Malta as part of the Italian Military Mission, was participating in Canale 2001, an annual exercise held primarily between Malta and Italy, but other Mediterranean countries are occasionally invited.
17.03.02 PD.166 Capitenaria MM25166/8-08 Took off from Malta at approx. 11.30 for a test flight. Pilot reported loss of hydraulic fluid, but managed to lower the undercarriage and make a safe landing on runway 14.
16.07.05 SA Bulldog Air Squadron, AFM AS0022 Aircraft collided with airport vehicle as it was taxiing out for takeoff. No injuries, but both aircraft & vehicle suffered considerable damage.
21.10.06 L. C-130 Canadian Armed Forces 130333 Aircraft landed with outer port engine shut down. Technical crew/parts brought over by CC-130 130317 on 24.10.
08.12.06 MC-130P 67th SOS/352nd SOG 69-5832 Aircraft landed (c/s Cage 42) with a problem in no. 2 engine. Eventually left at 20.45 local on 12.12. MC-130P 69-5825 of the 352nd-67th SOS squadron brought over personnel/equipment.
20.07.07 BAe Harrier GR.9 ZD379 /27 One of a four that arrived. No chocks were applied to the main undercarriage, and the aircraft free wheeled backwards come to a halt just short of the perimeter fence. Other 3 aircraft were 4 sqdn GR.9 ZD375/23, and 2 20 [R] Sqnd T.10s ZH656/104 and ZH662/110.
05.08.07 SA Bulldog T Mk. 1 Air Wing, AFM AS0020 Aircraft was on a routine evening patrol. Flying close to Gozo, the aircraft got caught in what has been described as an air bubble, forcing the pilot to lose control, and crashing in open ground in Gozo. Aircraft totally wrecked, crew suffered slight injuries. No fatalities or damage to people or property on the ground. Aircraft wreck was shipped to Malta on the 9th.
27.10.07 Galeb Formation of 4 aircraft diverted to Malta on their way to Mitiga, Libya due to a sandstorm. Departed on the 28th.


        
 
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