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RAF based or visiting Malta post war
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Vampires at Ta Qali
Parade in Ta Qali
Safi or Halfar
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Javelin's 1964
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Wow Marco, excellent pics.
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Nice pics Marco 
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11 Sqd Lightning came to land from luqa site...the bus still with the local colours...
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is that you marco?
and is that a pussy cat? 
where exactly is the vampire park area now? is it the fields near the road going onto the mdina road??
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AdriaN wrote:
is that you marco?
where exactly is the vampire park area now? is it the fields near the road going onto the mdina road??
No Adrian that is not me , I wasn't even born at that time, and that is a mixed dog not cat....and I think the Vampires are parked were is the MFCC now...
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This is me Adrian back in 1975 or 76 , when we visit luqa for a visit of the 56th Sqd F-4 RAF phantoms...
I'm the one with the striped shirt on the right and there is John mangion , Ray Borg may he R.I.P. and Gorge curmi and others ...on the left...those were the day's...
I'm the one with the striped shirt on the right and there is John mangion , Ray Borg may he R.I.P. and Gorge curmi and others ...on the left...those were the day's...
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you know george curmi? he is my mums unkle! 
i was joking about the javelin. you havnt been born at that time shows how old that aircraft/picture is and how old the jet engine is
he is my mums unkle! i was joking about the javelin. you havnt been born at that time shows how old that aircraft/picture is and how old the jet engine is
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Do I now Gorge Curmi !!!!! he is a respected old friend of mine , I build him some models , and he is one of those that you stay silent and listen to he's war time memmory's...last time I saw him was 2009 HIS exp , if you see him give him my regards...
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skyhigh wrote:Do I now Gorge Curmi !!!!! he is a respected old friend of mine , I build him some models , and he is one of those that you stay silent and listen to he's war time memmory's...last time I saw him was 2009 HIS exp , if you see him give him my regards...
i never knew this! was he in SSM?? i remember he had a masive showcase of models in his garage. but due to age and problems he has stopped modelling and lost some interest in planes 
When i began modelling many years ago he was very happy to see that i had taken up this hobby.
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No he never been an SSM memmber , but he always came to the exh..every year , once he was the guest of honor of one of our exh..... yes I remmember well the showcase was on the right and on the left a lot a lot of books and magz and of course a lot of unbuild models....
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British empire...
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Vickers Valiants at Luqa suez crisis...
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Nice pictures of the valiant. Are you sure that they were taken at Luqa Airbase 
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Joe at least 3 of them for sure...
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F-4 Phantom 111Sqd at luqa..
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RAF Luqa in 1972...
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Any more photos of FAW.9 Javelins on Malta??
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Joe check this out first........J.Fenech wrote:Any more photos of FAW.9 Javelins on Malta??
http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/RoyalAirForceLuqa/ArmamentPracticeCamps/APCJavelin/tabid/669/language/en-US/Default.aspx
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XH776/P FAW.9 of 11 Sq is at Coltishall in 1965. This FAW.9 ended its days in Malta:
