Beautiful aircraft delivered from São José dos Campos in May 2007.

Delivered by Hawker on 27 February 1941. Shipped on the aircraft carrier Ark Royal as one of 42 Hurricanes and flown off to Malta in June. Already ditched into the sea on 4 July. Found by divers in 1993 and salvaged in 1995.

With ZK327 / FY, this two-seat Typhoon of No 1 Sqn attended the Malta airshow.

Vampire FB.5's of 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron at their 1952 Summer training camp at RAF Ta Qali with VZ271 Q3-H nearest in the line.

Back in Malta for maintenance checks after flying in Lybia.

Taking off during a commercial interruption of the Malta airshow.

Arriving at the airshow apron after hopping over from the Air Squadron.

Pulling up after filling up. Note the small dual "Operated by SOREM" titles.

First delivered to Laker Airways February 27, 1979, this DC-10 was repossessed when Laker ceased flying in February 1982. Leased to British Caledonian the same month, there would be airline charter name changes to Cal Air International and Novair International Airways when Caledonian merged with British Airways in 1988. Repossessed again when Novair ceased flying in 1990. Sold to IFLC in 1992, the it was converted to a freighter and leased to FedEx in 1994. Registered N10060, FedEx bought the aircraft in 1996 and upgraded it to a MD-10-10F in 2008. It's still current at the time of uploading.

Leased from June to December 1984 with Tunisavia titles and logo applied to the basic Euroair color scheme.

SOCAR is the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic, and has a branch in Turkey.

Cockpit of a former Libyan police helicopter.

On the Maltese register from 1980 to 1986 when it was exported to the UK.

Arriving for the 2008 Malta airshow.

Built as 43-15748. This DC-3 was recently with Pyramid Airlines and ARGAS before refurbishment and re-titling at MIACO for Geosource.

The British military aircraft designation system, in which an aircraft type name takes the first place, is sound, but isn't it a bit potty to rename the humble King Air the Avenger? The aeroplane herself is unconvinced and still calls herself a King Air below the cockpit window. Departure day, Malta airshow 2015.

Delivered to Libya in 12.75 and wfu at Tripoli in 1992 after 20,817 hours. One of about a dozen remaining there in very derelict condition

Piedmont's "Long Island Pacemaker" became Pyramid's "Red Sea Pacemaker" when sold after 10 years service in 4.78. Seen here after operation for the GUPCO oil company in Egypt, awaiting delivery to Provincetown-Boston Airline, who flew her till wfu at Hyannis, MA; b/u 7.93

PI's were 43-15551, N87684 & N162 (FAA) and 6OS-AAB with Somali Airlines from 5.64. To MIACO 10.80 and flown to Malta mid-1985 after oil support work in Egypt with Pyramid Airlines. Bought by Basler 1990 but never left and cancelled as scrapped 1996

Delivered to Pakistani International Airlines November 29, 1962 and leased to Air Malta as AP-AMJ April 1974 . PIA had answered the Maltese government call for a partner to set up the new Air Malta to operate their own flights. BEA had been charted to do the flying since 1973 and this 720 was one of two used to fly their own flights beginning April 1, 1974. Photographed by Air Malta's hangar being prepared for sale the following month to IAL Aircraft Holding for KC-135 parts .