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Farewell to BFBS Malta, 40 years ago200 viewsFarewell to BFBS Malta, 31st March 1979 - open the LINK HERE and click on the small black panel to listen.admin	Battle scar194 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	On the beach193 viewsA Royal Navy hovercraft glides onto the sand at Mellieha Bay in 1970. Photo : Miguel Bonelloadmin	On this day 1965 - Hal-Far183 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
Relic of St Angelo178 viewsNow on display in the re-opened fort. Well worth a visit.admin	Sliema Creek 1967165 viewsThe gentleman in the foreground is an Italian Naval Officer. Military Brat	Never trust a Pongo126 viewsSome great Malta stories HERE. Thanks to Jan Meecham. Type Malta into his search box when you've read this one. admin	HMS Ark Royal125 views..... during a Royal Navy open day in Grand Harbour, 1959 Photo : unattributedadmin
Their Royal Highnesses at the Dockyard Church 105 viewsPost-war venue. This closed when Baileys took over the yard in 1961. See also DAVID SPEAR Copyright © David Spear 2022admin	Dockyard Church Malta68 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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