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A quick glance at which pages have been updated. Scroll down to CONTENTS page for more details.

On 29 April 2021 – Civil Register, Deliveries (Civil), Maintenance, and Naval pages.

On 07 May 2021 – Accidents (civil/mil), Airshows, Civil Register, Deliveries (Civil/Military), Maintenance, Malta-based (civil/mil), Naval and Phantom APC pages.

As some of the pages have been re-updated, most of the latest updates are in blue bold type.
        
 

Introduction

Having been a colony of Great Britain for 164 years (1800-1964), and serving as a base for Britain's Armed Forces for a further 15, Malta was introduced to the world of aviation from a very early start.

From the construction of the first seaplane base at Kalafrana in 1916 to the ravages of World War Two, the build up for the Suez canal, through four hi-jacks, and on to the Malta International Air show, Malta has seen almost all the uses an aircraft can be put to.

About this web site

The purpose of this site is to build up a record of aviation activity in Malta, past and present. It is an ongoing project, and I welcome any information/corrections which you can offer.

Data in the first column, (usually a date, registration or aircraft type) in bold red text indicates new information. Bold text elsewhere indicates corrected or that additional information has been added since the last update.

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 at the bottom of the page.
        
 


Malta

A Wikipedia article about Malta can be found here.
        
 

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 For those of you who remember the old version, the individual buttons for each page have now been replaced by drop-down menus.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. Additional Updates to Register & Helicopters sections.


Accidents (Civil) – A list of accidents that have taken place in/around Malta or to Malta-based aircraft. Updated 1960s & 2020 pages.


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


Deliveries – Aircraft that are known to have used Malta on their delivery flights. Additional updates to props/turbo-props (practically all sections) and Jets (Airbus) 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. Updated


Aircraft Maintenance - Aircraft which came to Malta for maintenance purposes. Additional Updates, Aviation Cosmetics, Lufthansa Technic (A.319/320/330/340/350), SR Technic (A.319/320/321) – reupdated 319/320, Miaco (DHC section) and 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.


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

        
 

Military Aviation
Accidents (Military) – Accidents involving military aircraft. Additional updates 1970s page.


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. Update to Royal Marine page.


Military Deliveries Military aircraft delivered via Malta. Update to Assorted props page.


Naval visits – Visits by naval vessels capable of carrying aircraft and/or helicopters. Additional updates. Belgium and France and USN misc. pages. Added Greece and Poland pages.


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


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. Added Shackleton serial, 1960 Ta Qali event.


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.
        
 
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