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 For those of you who remember the old version, the individual buttons for each page have now been replaced by drop-down menus.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. Red text indicates when that particular page was last updated. For your convenience, each page title is a link to the page itself.

Airfields & Airlines

Airfields - History of Malta’s airfields.

General/Commercial Aviation

9H- register – All the aircraft that ever carried the 9H- prefix.


Accidents (Civil) – A list of accidents that have taken place in/around Malta or to Malta-based aircraft. Updated 2021 page.


Air Rally – Details about the International Air Rally of Malta.


Deliveries – Aircraft that are known to have used Malta on their delivery flights. Updates Jets, Props and Demonstrator pages.


DC-3 – DC-3s seen in Malta for maintenance, just visiting, and celebrations.


DHC-4 Caribou – History and details of aircraft seen in Malta.


Malta-based – Aircraft based in Malta but never placed on the civil register here.


Aircraft Maintenance - Aircraft which came to Malta for maintenance purposes. Updated Aviation Cosmetics, Lufthansa Technic (all Airbus), SR Technic (all pages) & Safi (props/Jets) pages.


Planes on Film - Film/adverts shot in Malta, using aircraft that were Maltese owned, or were brought specially for the duration of the shoot.


Training Flights - Aircraft that visited Malta for the purposes of pilot training. Misc. page.


Yachts - Helicopters seen on board super yachts. Page created on 8th March 2009.

Military Aviation


Accidents (Military) – Accidents involving military aircraft.


Air Wing – History of the Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta.


Malta-based – Details of Air Force and Naval squadrons based in Malta until March 1979.


Military Deliveries Military aircraft delivered via Malta.


Naval visits – Visits by naval vessels capable of carrying aircraft and/or helicopters.


RAF Luqa – Details of RAF squadrons based in Malta, and exercises held in Malta until March 1979.


Summer Camps – Details of Summer Camps held by both RAF and RN reserve squadrons

Air Shows

Armed Forces of Malta – Details of the Open Day held by the A.F.M.


Air Events – Aviation events not covered by air shows or open days.


Displays (Government) – Air show/displays organized by the Government of Malta.


Displays (non-Government) – Air show/displays organized by private individuals/organizations.


Malta Int’l Air Show – Details of aircraft that 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.


Airshows Abroad - Description/details of airshows seen abroad.

Misc.

Aviation Museum – The exhibits at Malta’s only aviation museum.


Fifty Years Ago – Brief description of aviation and military events which took place fifty years ago.

Quotes – A number of quotes from a number of sources, about a variety of subjects, not necessarily aviation.