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Operation Calendar (14–26 April 1942) was an Anglo–American operation in the Second World War to deliver 52 Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft to Malta. Spitfires were necessary to challenge Axis air superiority over Malta because they had the performance that Hurricane fighters lacked. Aircraft carriers were necessary to get fighter aircraft to positions in the western Mediterranean from which they had the range to reach Malta but British aircraft carriers were busy elsewhere, under repair or too small to deliver enough Spitfires to be effective.
L' Opération Calendar était une opération conjointe anglo-américaine de transport d'avions de combat Supermarine Spitfire de Gibraltar à Malte pendant le Siège de Malte pendant la Campagne de Méditerranée de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Elles s'est déroulée du 14 au 19 avril 1942, dans le cadre des missions connues sous le nom de Club Run, dans le but de transférer des avions de combat à Malte, afin de renforcer les défenses de l'île, soumise pendant des mois à l'offensive des forces aériennes de l'Axe.
L'Operation Calendar avvenuta nell'aprile del 1942 fu un'operazione congiunta anglo-americana della seconda guerra mondiale, nell'ambito di quelle conosciute come Club Run, con lo scopo di trasferire aerei da caccia a Malta, al fine di rafforzare le difese dell'isola, sottoposta da mesi all'offensiva delle forze aeree dell'Asse.
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| Battle of the Mediterranean | historic=battlefield |
| Conflicts in 1942 | historic=battlefield |
| Naval battles and operations of the European theatre of World War II | historic=battlefield |