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uk Belfast -Malta 1974
"BILL" wrote in message
... Would that have been taken at Hal Far in 1974 or would it be Luqa?. I had several holidays in Malta but do not know when Hal Far closed to traffic, though I do remember some form of motoring event there one Sunday and there being one or two rather sorry looking aircraft there in another year. -- Andrew "Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." (Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.) |
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G'day
Hal Far was transferred to the Fleet Air Arm on the 15th of April 1946 where it became Royal Naval Air Station Hal Far (H.M.S. Falcon). It was returned to the R.A.F. on the 1st of September 1965. Airfield ops were terminated and R.A.F. Station Hal Far was shut down and handed over to the government of Malta in January 1979. It was subsequently turned into an industrial park. Cheers...Chris |
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"C Charland" wrote in message
... G'day Hal Far was transferred to the Fleet Air Arm on the 15th of April 1946 where it became Royal Naval Air Station Hal Far (H.M.S. Falcon). It was returned to the R.A.F. on the 1st of September 1965. Airfield ops were terminated and R.A.F. Station Hal Far was shut down and handed over to the government of Malta in January 1979. It was subsequently turned into an industrial park. Cheers...Chris Thank you for the information Chris, I always enjoyed the holidays we had in Malta and drove past Hal Far on several occasions. -- Andrew "Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." (Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.) |
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This will explain why there were Caribous in Malta.
Cheers...Chris http://www.aviationinmalta.com/Gener...5/Default.aspx |
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Hi Andrew
When I first saw the Caribous, I thought they might be ex-Spanish Air Force. Problem is that the Spanish did not have a radar nose (same thing for the Aussies). I found the following article which explains everything. Cheers...Chris http://www.aviationinmalta.com/Gener...5/Default.aspx |
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"C Charland" wrote in message
... Hi Andrew When I first saw the Caribous, I thought they might be ex-Spanish Air Force. Problem is that the Spanish did not have a radar nose (same thing for the Aussies). I found the following article which explains everything. Cheers...Chris http://www.aviationinmalta.com/Gener...5/Default.aspx Hi Chris Thank you for the link it does explain things and I never realised so many had passed through one way or another. The attached is of the other Caribous there at the time, but with fencing in the way. -- Andrew "Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." (Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.) |
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On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:59:26 GMT, "BILL"
wrote: There is a very good chance that I was actually flying in that Belfast - I just can't make out the frame number to be sure, but the place and the time are right for me (and yes, it was Luqa - the side opposite the civil terminal) andy ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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uk Belfast -Malta 1974
AWem said the following on 22/05/07 01:58:
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:59:26 GMT, "BILL" wrote: There is a very good chance that I was actually flying in that Belfast - I just can't make out the frame number to be sure, but the place and the time are right for me (and yes, it was Luqa - the side opposite the civil terminal) andy You can actually buy a cockpit flight DVD and relive some moments! What a lovely aircraft and the one I became fond of is now thankfully in the museum. There was talk of Brize having either a Belfast or Brit' as a gate guardian but that came to nothing of course. Richard. -- "Initiative is punishable." Russian business saying. |
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Richard Brooks wrote:
AWem said the following on 22/05/07 01:58: On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:59:26 GMT, "BILL" wrote: There is a very good chance that I was actually flying in that Belfast - I just can't make out the frame number to be sure, but the place and the time are right for me (and yes, it was Luqa - the side opposite the civil terminal) andy You can actually buy a cockpit flight DVD and relive some moments! What a lovely aircraft and the one I became fond of is now thankfully in the museum. There was talk of Brize having either a Belfast or Brit' as a gate guardian but that came to nothing of course. Richard. I assume that "Brit'" is a Britannia. There's one at RAF Cosford, not quite a gate guardian, that's left to the Hawker Hunter. -- Moving things in still pictures! |
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