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Two Libyan Mirages defect to Malta
Two Libyan Air Force Mirage F.1s, armed with rocket pods, landed in the afternoon of Feb. 21, 2011, in Malta. The two aircraft were piloted by two senior officers who claimed to have defected after...
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New pictures of the Libyan Mirages in Malta
Following the article on the two Libyan Mirage F1s defecting to Malta below you can find new pictures of the two aircraft currently parked at Malta International Airport along with the two Heli Union...
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Why Libyan Air Force aircraft pose a risk to Italy
When I wrote the article about the two Mirage F1s of the Libyan Air Force (Al Quwwatal Jawwiya al Jamahiriya al Arabia al Libyya) that landed in Malta seeking asylum, I explained that as a consequence...
View ArticleLibyan airspace most interesting movements of last week
At least two Internet resources have been providing a comprehensive set of tools to monitor on a 24 hours basis the traffic that has been operating in the airspaces between Malta and Tripoli FIR:...
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Special feature: the most interesting pictures of the aircraft involved in...
On Oct. 31, at 23.59 Libyan Time, exactly 7 months after it began, NATO Operation Unified Protector has come to an end. Since the beginning of the Uprising and especially from Mar. 19, the Day 1 of the...
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Special feature: the most interesting pictures of the aircraft involved in...
After publishing the first Special Feature to celebrate the end of the war in Libya with the most interesting aircraft involved in Operation Unified Protector, many photographers sent me more images...
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Tornado fighter bomber very low take off from Malta.
On Feb. 8, 2012, Malta celebrated the 20th anniversary since the inauguration of Malta International Airport’s Air Terminal. The event was celebrated with a series of aircraft flybys, including those...
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Photo: Libyan Air Force Mirage F1 engine run produces backfire
The two Libyan Air Force Mirage F1s that had landed in Malta International Airport on Feb. 21, 2011, after refusing to attack unarmed civilian protesters at Benghazi at the beginning of the uprising...
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Royal Air Force Hawks visit to Malta, the aircraft spotter's paradise
More less one year after becoming the hub of the various rescue missions that preceded the beginning of the Air War in Libya, Malta is still one of the most interesting airports for enthusiasts and...
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One year after defecting from Gaddafi's regime, Libyan Air Force Mirage F1s...
Feb. 21, 2011 – Feb. 22, 2012: one year after defecting to Malta, the two Libyan Mirage F1s returned to Libya. Wearing the roundel and flag of Free Libya, the two aircraft, that had performed engine...
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U.S. MV-22 Osprey and KC-130J aircraft based at Sigonella amid escalating...
Last month, the U.S. transferred about 500 Marines from Moron airbase, Spain to Sigonella in Sicily to be ready for rapid deployment if any new attacks occurred in Libya. Few days earlier, 15 people...
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Royal Saudi Air Force Typhoon fighter jets stopover at Malta International...
Two Typhoon fighter jets on delivery to the Royal Saudi Air Force made a quick stopover in Malta International Airport. The pair of two-seater aircraft, carrying both the Saudi codes “319″ and “320″...
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Rare Venezuelan Air Force’s Chinese tactical cargo plane makes an appearance...
On Sept. 17, a quite rare visitor made an appearance at Malta International Airport: a Venezuelan Air Force Shaanxi Y-8F-200. Wearing new special markings on tail promoting the “Bolivarian Alliance for...
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Malta International Airshow 2013 highlights
Held on the Sept. 29 – 30 weekend, the yearly Malta International Airshow at Luqa airport, featured once again some interesting attendees. Among the highlights of the 2013 edition, the C-130J-30 Super...
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Exotic planes, Special Colors and Display Teams at the Malta International...
The yearly Malta International Airshow at Luqa airport, once again proved to be one of the most interesting events in southern Europe.Held at Malta International Airport in the weekend of Sept. 27-28,...
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Specially-configured Metroliner aircraft involved in surveillance operations...
Chilling dashcam video shows a Fairchild SA227-AT Expediter crashing after takeoff from Malta killing 5 people on board. On Oct. 24, a twin-prop Fairchild Metroliner aircraft, in a special...
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Here Are The Highlights Of Malta International Airshow 2017
Once again, the traditional airshow brought several interesting visitors to Malta. On Sept. 23 and 24, Malta hosted the yearly airshow over Smart City that gathered many interesting aircraft, including...
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