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Old 13th Jun 2009, 08:35
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Final 3 Greens
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FYI

Luqa (pronounced loooo-ah) now has runways re-aligned to 13-31 (3,500m approx), 05-23 (the priginal runway 06-24). The new airport terminal is actually located nearer to the village of Gudja, but is still refered to by the original name.

Qrendi (pronouned rendi) is the airfield near the cliffs, and was built to house the fighters later on in the war when they moved from Luqa, it is some distance (by Maltese standards) from the village of Siggiewi, although the villages share a boundary.

Hal Far is now disused as an airfield, although the emergency services do have an old airframe and an old helicopter there, which I guess they use for practice, although I don't know for sure.

For anyone interested in WWII and the siege of Malta, a Maltese company recently released a documentary film entitled 'HITS - Heroes in the Sky', which also features Ray Polidano for a few minutes - well worth buying.

Coming soon...

Last edited by Final 3 Greens; 13th Jun 2009 at 08:46.