MALTA AIRFORCE & AIRSHOW

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Dutch Aviation Support 2008
A new article for the independent leading Dutch aviation magazine 'Piloot en Vliegtuig'
We invite you to our story and photographic impressions
Under different weather circumstances we managed to offer you sunny pictures !
 
Malta, views like Disneyland !  
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MALTESE AIRFORCE & AIRSHOW 2008 IN PICTURES:

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First let's have a look at this rarely seen bird in our neighbourhood...
 
The Islander ! Here on patrol over the Maltese territory...
 
... and back to base on the platform and in it's hangar again.
 
Another type of aircraft in use is the Bulldog trainer
 
Also used for patrols along the coast ...
 
... here seen from out of the cockpit of an Alouettte III
 
Which brings us to this classic but proven type, used for search and rescue mainly.
 
Departing here from Luqa airbase, and working together with a coastguard ship
 
It's a shining beauty, in these colors for sure !
This helicopter is still in use in various countries, f.i. in the Swiss mountains.
 
For the 'Heavy Stuff' two Italian Huey's are detached on Malta
 
They do the long(er) range SAR tasks, Medevac and transports
Here one example in front of the Malta tower on military side
 
The AB-212's are flown by a combined Maltese / Italian crew...
 
... the characteristic rotorsound is unique to this machine.
And what a beauty it is on the runway ! 
       
Three pilots, Bell-G-47 ('last of the few') , Islander, and Loreto Spiteri (our host) in the Bulldog
 
Malta Airbase can handle it's own maintainance on different types. 
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Thank you Com. Zammit ! Thank you Loreto !!!!!!!!!!
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