RAF Hal Far (Q753889)

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  • English Wikipedia categories: Airports in Malta, Birżebbuġa, Defunct airports, Malta–United Kingdom military relations, Military airbases closed in 1978, Military airbases established in 1929, Military installations of Malta, Royal Air Force stations in Europe, Royal Air Force stations of World War II in Europe
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Royal Air Force Hal Far or more commonly RAF Hal Far is a former Royal Air Force station which was the first permanent airfield to be built on Malta. It was operated by the RAF from 1 April 1929 until 1946 when it was transferred and renamed to HMS Falcon, a Royal Navy stone frigate, and was used by Fleet Air Arm crews. It was transferred back to the RAF on 1 September 1965 and returned 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.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

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 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 , quand l'Italie déclare la guerre d'Abyssinie, en permettant une présence britannique. Mais le , une tornade détruit l'ensemble des installations et les avions ; la RAF ne reconstruira les installations qu'au début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

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station (Q12819564) public_transport=station
military base (Q245016) military=base
building (Q41176) building=yes
public transport stop (Q548662) public_transport=platform, public_transport=stop_position
administrative territorial entity (Q56061) boundary=administrative
aerodrome (Q62447) aeroway=aerodrome
air base (Q695850) military=airfield

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Airports in Malta aeroway=aerodrome, site=airport
Defunct airports aeroway=aerodrome, site=airport
Military installations of Malta landuse=military, military, type=site, site=military
Royal Air Force stations in Europe landuse=military, military, type=site, site=military
Royal Air Force stations of World War II in Europe landuse=military, military, type=site, site=military