Queen's Diamond Jubilee 1952-2012 markings.

In formation with XX278 and XX156 on arrival for the airshow. The two in special colours have the Queen's Diamond Jubilee 1952-2012 markings.

Queen's Diamond Jubilee 1952-2012 marking.

Queen's Diamond Jubilee 1952-2012 marking.

Hover-taxied for the benefit of photographers on arrival for the airshow; crewman seems to be using an iPad to take a video.

Queen's Diamond Jubilee 1952-2012 marking.

The dual seat Fighting Falcon, seen here arriving at the Malta air show, started its service with the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) on 29 April 1986 and was eventually sold to Chile as 738 on 3 June 2007.

This Skyhawk was built as a TA-4F and delivered to the US Navy as 153500. It was converted to TA-4J, after operational service stored at AMARC with inventory code 3A0614 in September 1991 and then sold to Israel with serial 748 in July 1994. In 2001, the TA-4J was to sold the US based Advanced Training Systems International (ATSI) as N251WL. The unmarked aircraft was delivered with two other surplus IAF A-4s via Malta to the States. They were parked on the static display. It was again sold, this time to Top Aces Corp in February 2016. In March 2018 the registration was cancelled. Fate unknown

Former Israeli Air Force serial 444 (FMS serial 159545) of 140sq was sold to the US based Advanced Training Systems International (ATSI) as N262WL. The unmarked A-4N Ayit was delivered with two other surplus IAF A-4s via Malta to the States. They were parked on the static display. In 2015, this A-4 was sold to Draken International, another US private aggressor company.

Former Israeli Air Force serial 344 (FMS serial 159523, delivered 21 Nov'74) was sold to the US based Advanced Training Systems International (ATSI) as N262WL. The unmarked A-4N Ayit was delivered with two other surplus IAF A-4s via Malta to the USA. They were parked on the static display. The Ayit did not survived as it expercienced a loss of engine power which resulted in a crash into the Great Salt Lake (UT) on 10 May'03. The pilot ejected but due to a failed parachute, the pilot and ejection seat simultaneously impacted the water very close together. No parachute was observed.

Former Libyan Arab Air Force serial LC2288 was delivered to Malta on 19 July 1993 and assigned as registration 9H-AAV with the Malta Air Squadron, later Air Squadron/2nd Regiment. It was reserialled to AS9315 on 1 May 2000. The helicopter saw a period of inactivity between late 2001 and mid-2003 due to lack of spares. It was modified with a new engine and a winch to bring it up to a similar standard to those Alouette IIIs already in Maltese service. AS9315 was withdrawn from use in 2014.

This 1993 built AgustaBell was delivered to the Guardia di Finanza and served the Sezione Aerea di Taranto-Grottaglie/ROA di Bari from mid-1993 onwards. It made its last flight with the Centro di Aviazione of the Guardia di Finanza from homebase at Pratica di Mare (Italy) on 11 September 2019. It was then moved to local Museo del Servizio Aereo of the Guardia di Finanza for preservation.

This Alouette III was delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) with serial A-399 in 1966. It was sold to Malta on 24 September 1996 and delivered to the Malta Air Squadron/2nd Regiment on 5 October 1996 in its original KLu camouflage scheme. It became 9H-ADB, reserialled to AS9618 on 1 May 2000. The Alouette III was withdrawn from use due to high flight hours and relative high maintenance costs. It was cannibalized from August 2005 onwards and its last components were seen in 2020.

This Bulldog made its first flight on 28 March 1975 and was delivered to the RAF as XX691 on 18 April 1975. The trainer was sold to Malta and departed British soil on 13 February 2000. The aircraft was assigned to Air Squadron/2nd Regiment and carried registration 9H-ADQ. That registration was cancelled on 1 May 2000 and the Bulldog became AS0020. The Bulldog was written off on 5 August 2007 when it suffered an uncontrolled stall. It crash landed in an uncultivated field near Dwejra in Gozo. Both pilots survived the crash. The wrecked aircraft was moved to Luqa and was last seen in late 2016.

This G222TCM was sold as C-27A with serial 74092 to the Afghan National Army - Air Corps (ANA-AC) Afghanistan bought eighteen former Aeronautica Militare Italiana G222s. This 74092 was scrapped at Kabul in August 2014.