Malta Aviation Museum

Malta Aviation Museum

File:Malta Air Museum.png Malta Aviation Museum entrance (2015)
Established	1994
Location	Ta'Qali, Malta
Coordinates
Director	Ray Polidano
Website	http://www.maltaaviationmuseum.com

Malta Aviation Museum is an aircraft museum situated on the site of the former Royal Air Force airfield in the village of Ta'Qali, on the island of Malta. The museum, based in three hangars, covers the history of aviation on the island with exhibits particularly from the Second World War and post-war periods. The museum is involved in the preservation and restoration of exhibits, some to airworthy condition.

List of exhibits

Main Exhibition Hangar

Exhibits include

• Gloster Meteor x2
• Douglas Dakota
• Cessna Birddog
• North American Texan
• Piper Cub
• Fiat G.91
• English Electric Lightning Cockpit
• Agusta Bell 47G helicopter

Air Battle of Malta Memorial Hangar

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Restored Hawker Hurricane IIa in the Malta Aviation Museum

This hangar, purpose-built and opened in 2005 features airframes from the second world war period, several examples restored from casualties of the Battle of Malta.

• de Havilland Tiger Moth
• Hawker Hurricane IIa Z3055
• Supermarine Spitfire IX (EN199)
• Fairey Swordfish (fuselage skeleton)

Romney Exhibition Hangar

The space which includes the museum entrance and restoration workshop has exhibits including:

• de Havilland Vampire
• Link Trainer
• Sea Venom
• Hawker Sea Hawk

Bibliography

• Ogden, Bob. Aviation Museums and Collections of Mainland Europe. 2006. Air-Britain (Historians) Limited. Tonbridge, Kent. ISBN 0-85130-375-7.