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Folkboat "Folklore" at MGSC Hay Wharf 197049 viewsWith Martin Donnelly and Joe Vincenti. Another painting by MD's talented mother.admin
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Sailing at MGSC Hay Wharf 1970105 viewsPainting by Martin Donnelly's mother.
Dinghies are Pegasi (nominativus pluralis - Ratty non iratus erat).admin
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The Battle of the River Plate - on Gozo89 viewsScene from the filming, 1955
See also the VIDEO CLIP
The full film is also on youtubeadmin
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HMS Forth 1952134 viewsin 1952 the 1st Submarine Squadron comprised H.M.Submarines Sturdy, Sanguine, Sentinel, Tabard, Teredo, Trump, Token and Trenchant. Some shown here alongside and around depot ship H.M.S. Forth in Msida Creek.admin
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Captain of a Diso 2139 viewsCaptain and Mrs Gilchrist being sent off in a dghajsa Sept 1971 at the end of his tour as Captain HMS St Angelo.
Photo : Official Naval Photographeradmin
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Captain of a Diso87 viewsCaptain and Mrs Gilchrist being sent off in a dghajsa Sept 1971 at the end of his tour as Captain HMS St Angelo.
Photo : Doune Gilchrist (now Sinclair)admin
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Royal Naval Supply & Transport Service102 viewsRNSTS (formerly SNSO) at Pinto Wharf 1971. The original facade was later rebuilt and now forms part of Valletta Waterfront.derrick calver
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SNSO Naval Stores / Dockyard Technical College132 viewsThe metal buildings were used by SNSO after WW2, and later as classrooms by the Dockyard College.
See also this onederrick calver
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SNSO Naval Stores Office 1942124 viewsSNSO Malta after bombing April 1942
Photo : Imperial War Museumderrick calver
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HAFMED (MALTA) - HQ Allied Forces Mediterranean (Floriana)83 viewsPlaque / Shield / Crest / Badge - another ebay findadmin
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The guns of St Angelo 11152 viewsPhoto taken Sept 1971. At that time these were the only static Royal Navy guns on the island.derrick calver
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Christmas card 1940s 74 viewsThe unsinkable aircraft carrierderrick calver
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Christmas card 1940/50s64 views108th Minesweeping Squadronderrick calver
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Royal Visit 1954168 viewsThis film covered the whole of the Queen's 1954 Commonwealth tour in colour. The Malta section is just over 5 mins and includes some great shots of the Mediterranean Fleet escorting Britannia into Malta. The complete film does not seem to be on Youtube in one hit but the Malta shots are HERE - wind forward to 6:40.
Search Youtube for other parts, try Royal Tour 1954 and also The Flight of the White Heron.
See also this onederrick calver
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Royal Visit 1954210 viewsPathe News play video clip HERE
For nine more clips of the Royal visit search youtube for British Pathe Queen in Malta 1954.admin
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Wembley Weather 4288 viewsRAF Luqa 1948
Photo : copyright â’¸ Flt Lt B Sharman (on left) 1929-2004 - see HIS MEMOIRSderrick calver
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Their Royal Highnesses at the Dockyard Church 204 viewsPost-war venue. This closed when Baileys took over the yard in 1961.
See also DAVID SPEAR
Copyright © David Spear 2022admin
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Dockyard Church Malta159 viewsThis is the pre-war venue (in a tunnel !)
Sketch by war artist Leslie Cole. Copyright © IWM Art.IWM ART LD 3243
Photo : unattributedadmin
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HMS Ark Royal216 views..... during a Royal Navy open day in Grand Harbour, 1959
Photo : unattributedadmin
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To remind us of warmer days - anyone we know? 1964297 viewsPhoto : Imperial War Museum © IWM TR 23169-2admin
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Red Arrows over Marsamxett 1978296 viewsProbably photoshopped.
Watch the REAL THING 1969 (not colour sadly).
admin
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Whaler in Marsamxett...749 views...like we sailed at St Angelo.
See 1955 RN sail training film made in Malta :-
part one
part two
part threePrefect
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Never trust a Pongo208 viewsSome great Malta stories HERE. Thanks to Jan Meecham.
Type Malta into his search box when you've read this one.
admin
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Battle scar261 views"Sergeant Gordon Tweedale of 185 Squadron [was] shot down and killed in his first sortie in a Spitfire. Tweedale’s Spitfire ... crashed in Lija ... . The scarred wall of a building on the corner of Saviour Street, damaged by the Spitfire in the final moments of its terminal dive, remains a poignant reminder... ."
Text from Air Battle for Malta by Anthony Rogers, published by Greenhill Books, c/o Pen & Sword Books Ltd.
Picture courtesy of Google Street View; screenshot taken November 2019.Ivan
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Faithful569 viewsRosalie Hide, now Stephens, writes "HM Tug Faithful, one of the tugs my father was skipper of. It was his favourite as it was a paddle tug. This was painted by one of his ship's company".
Thank you for permission to publish, Rosalie.admin
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On this day 1965 - Hal-Far258 views1st Sept 1965 RNAS Hal Far was formally handed over to the RAF.
Picture taken 31 August the last day of HMS Falcon.
By kind permission of Mark Woolley whose father Bob took it. See Woolley Familyadmin
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Sliema Creek 1967230 viewsThe gentleman in the foreground is an
Italian Naval Officer.
Military Brat
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Traditional farewell to C-in-C283 viewsAdmiral Sir Alexander Bingley, Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean Fleet and NATO Commander Allied Forces Mediterranean, being rowed to HMS Surprise by his senior Captains and Flag staff on his departure from Malta, 1961.
Photo : Matthew Elluladmin
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Making Tracks286 viewsIn September 1956 families enjoying the sun at Military Bay (now Golden Bay) are seemingly unconcerned by the landing craft sharing the beach. The vehicles are LVT-3s, known to their British users as the Buffalo, and their crews are training for the invasion of Suez.
Photo : The Tank Museumadmin
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