Royal Air Force Hal Far or more commonly RAF Hal Far is a former Royal Air Force station which was the first permanent airfield to be built on Malta. It was operated by the RAF from 1 April 1929 until
RAF Hal Far, 1941
Hal Far under attack, 1941.
Hawker Hurricane Mk IIBs of No. 185 Squadron at RAF Hal Far, Malta, 1941
Aerial view of Hal Far, 2015, showing the dragstrip and business park. Visible beyond Hal Far is the much longer runway at Malta International Airport, formerly RAF Luqa
895 Naval Air Squadron, sometimes 895 Squadron, was a Fleet Air Arm naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy. It was last active during 1956 where it flew Hawker Sea Hawk.
Hawker Sea Hawk launching from HMS Bulwark (R08) 1956