Aviation – Military / World War Two / North Africa & Mediterranean
Aviation – Military / Airfields & Air Bases / World-wide

RAF Luqa has a long and meritorious history, particularly during World War II. From 1941 to 1943 the RAF base was very important for British forces fighting Italian and German navies in the Mediterranean. Support of troops fighting in North Africa also played a big part in the bases’ history and proved it’s strategic worth time and again.
The air battles over Malta are well documented as is the staunch support of the Maltese people which earned them the George Cross.
Other airfields were built on Malta apart from Luqa. TaQali and HalFar, Safi, Qrendi and even on the island of Gozo.

Since the war Luqa has taken part in the Suez crisis of 1956 as well as serving as the civilian airport for Malta, sometimes being referred to a Valletta Airport.