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The RAF Hal Far airfield was the first permanent airfield to be built on Malta. It was opened on 1 April 1929 as HMS Falcon, a Royal Navy stone frigate, and was used by Fleet Air Arm crews. It was transferred to the Maltese Government and redeveloped from January 1979. It is now closed and one of its runways is used by drag racing enthusiasts. The second runway is now a road leading to an industrial estate which was developed recently. The Maltese fire service, the CPD occupy the newer building with the glass control tower on the roof. The old Royal Naval Air Station building is now occupied by the International Safety Training College who utilise part of the runway for firefighting training.

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  • RAF Hal Far (en)
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  • The RAF Hal Far airfield was the first permanent airfield to be built on Malta. It was opened on 1 April 1929 as HMS Falcon, a Royal Navy stone frigate, and was used by Fleet Air Arm crews. It was transferred to the Maltese Government and redeveloped from January 1979. It is now closed and one of its runways is used by drag racing enthusiasts. The second runway is now a road leading to an industrial estate which was developed recently. The Maltese fire service, the CPD occupy the newer building with the glass control tower on the roof. The old Royal Naval Air Station building is now occupied by the International Safety Training College who utilise part of the runway for firefighting training. (en)
  • L'aérodrome Ħal-Far est un ancien aérodrome de Malte, le plus important avant le développement de l'aérodrome de Luqa. Construit en 1922, il est inauguré le 16 janvier 1923 par le gouverneur de Malte, Sir Herbert Plumer. Dès 1928, pris en charge par la Royal Air Force (RAF), l'aéroport est agrandi avec la construction de hangars et d'ateliers, et sa piste est allongée. Il prouve son importance stratégique le 3 octobre 1935, quand l'Italie déclare la guerre d'Abyssinie, en permettant une présence britannique. Mais le 23 novembre 1936, une tornade détruit l'ensemble des installations et les avions ; la RAF ne reconstruira les installations qu'au début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr)
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