Thanks to everyone at Airbase for a great day yesterday.
If you haven’t been yet – Go! – You won’t be disappointed!
Nimrod XV232
Chipmunk G-APLO
And the highlight of the day – a taxy ride in the DC-6 G-APSA.
What a beast!
Interesting photos, their cars look a litle more modern now! I went to Malta with my family in 1986 and it was fun watching my Father and Grandfather looking at all the 1940’s/50’s buses and 50’s/60’s cars that rusted and were M.O.T.’d off the roads here years ago. Yes, a fantastic place and I did see ‘Faith’. . .
There are still some gems about:
And so we believe (but stand to be corrected!) that a lot of the buses are ex-British Armed Forces, now modified but still running, although there do seem to be an increasing number of modern buses appearing that do not have the same charm
Also amazing what history you find when least expecting it!
Seen in the corner of a silversmiths shop in Valletta – can anyone identify what nationality it may be?
Some of our aviation related photo’s from Malta in 2008 can be found at the bottom of the page, here: http://www.aviationanoraks.co.uk/index/2008%20Archive/index.html
We stayed in the Hotel Phoenicia in Floriana, just outside of Valletta’s city walls, and our room overlooked the old barracks, which we believe are now used as Government offices.
The photo’s below show one of the buildings, the parade ground (now football pitches), and a close up of the Royal Engineers crest on one of the buildings.
Hope this helps.
We have become very passionate about Malta since going, a wonderful place, very friendly people, and an incredible amount of history!
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