Modern
Malta Air Force
1971-2000

Malta

List Air12

by Mark Bevis

1. Air Force 1971+

1 Recce, Transport & COIN Flight: 4x Bell 47G (1971+), 1x AB-206B (1973+)

1 Transport Flight: 2-3x Dornier Do-27 (1979-1980)

1 SAR Flight: 3x SA-319 Alouette III, 2x SA321M Super Frelon (1979-1980)

2. Air Force 1983+

1 Helicopter Flight: 2x AB-204B (1983-1989), 1x AB-206B, 4x Bell 47G in storage: 3x SA319 Alouette III

3. Air Force 1995+

Air Squadron, 2nd Regiment:

    1 Flight: 4x Bell 47G
    1 Flight: 3x SA319 Alouette III (+2x SA316A Alouette III
    1 Flight: 2x Hughes 369HM, 1x AB-206B
    1 Flight: 5x Cessna O-1E, +1x BN-2B-26 Islander with radar (1996+)

4. Air Force 2000+

Air Squadron, 2nd Regiment:

    1 Flight: 4x Bell 47G
    1 Flight: 3x SA319 Alouette III, 2x SA316A Alouette III
    1 Flight: 2x Hughes 369HM, 1x AB-206B
    1 Flight: 4x Cessna O-1E, 2x BN-2B-26 Islander with radar

5. Notes

    a) Aircraft and helicopters are unarmed.
    b) The aircraft used in 1979-1980 were on loan from Libya, until a territorial dispute ended the co-operation. The three Alouette III were put in store and refurbished by 1995.
    c) The air force is in fact part of the army.


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