France

AIRCRAFT	SERIAL	SHIP/SQUADRON	NOTES
Dauphin	507	FNS Surcouf	Seen at Luqa on 10.03.20. Ship entered harbour on the 12th.
Lynx	810	FS Dupleix	Ship entered harbour on 08.05.14. Helicopter, using c/a FNY 5502, arrived at Park 7, conducted pilot training, before returning to the ship.
AS565 Panther	452	FNS Aeon	Noted on 11.11.20. Ship sailed from Malta on the 13th.
AS565 Panther	506	FS Forbin	Ship entered harbour on 03.12.15. Helicopter landed at MIA on the 8th on a medevac mission.
AS-565SA Panther	511	Aconit	Entry into harbour by the Corvete unknown, but photographed on 26.04.22. Departed on the 30th. Helicopter took off from the ship as it departed harbour, making a flight round the Maltese Islands, and two flybys on runway 05/23.
AS.565MA Panther	522	Jean Bart D615	Noted on board ship on 17.03.06.
B. C-45	44659/59		Noted at Luqa on 21.05.69.
B. Atlantic	17		Noted at Luqa participating in a maritime exercise. Date unknown. (Aircraft sighting details courtesy of the late Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.)
B. Atlantic	46		Noted at Luqa participating in a maritime exercise. Date unknown. (Aircraft sighting details courtesy of the late Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.)
B. Atlantic	54		Observed landing on 14.06.70. Aircraft was in Malta to participate in a naval exercise. (Aircraft sighting details courtesy of the late Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.)
Dassault Flamant	300		Noted on 17.01.68. (Aircraft sighting details courtesy of the late Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.)
Dassault Flamant	311		Noted being readied for departure at Luqa on 23.05.69. (Aircraft sighting details courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.)
Douglas C-47	18984		Noted at Luqa on 21.04.70. Actual type C-47A-75-DL, c/n 18984. Still extant as N308SF. (Aircraft sighting details courtesy of the late Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.)
Douglas C-54	58		Arrived at Luqa on 26.10.68. (Aircraft sighting details courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.)
Embraer EMB-121AN Xingu	67		Arrived on 23.04.22 with two other air force examples. (Aircraft sighting details courtesy of John Visanich, from his Malta Airport Movements Facebook page.)
L. P-2 Neptune	564		Arrived at Luqa on 04.12.68, departure date unknown. (Aircraft sighting details courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.)
L. P-2 Neptune	134650		Noted at Luqa on 08.11.67. This version didn’t have the additional jet engines. Aircraft was in overall dark blue colours. (Aircraft sighting details courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.)
L. P2V-7 Neptune	146433		Noted departing Luqa on 28.07.71. (Aircraft sighting details courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.)
L. P2V-7 Neptune	148336		Noted departing on 14.07.71. (Aircraft sighting details courtesy of John Visanich, from his Malta Airport Movements Facebook page.)
NHI NH-90	06		c/n 1163. Frigate entered harbour on 26.06.22 departing on 01.07.22. Helicopter made a flight around Malta and two T&G’s (touch & go’s), c/s FNY 5664, prior to returning to the ship before the ship’s berthing.
NHI NH-90	24	Languedoc	c/n 1395. Noted on 24.09.22, c/s FNY5663.
Sud-Ouest S.O.30 Bretagne	40		Noted at Luqa on 16.09.69. (Aircraft sighting details courtesy of Godfrey Mangion, from his Aviation MT Facebook page.)