30 Oct 1940

Malta
  • Wing Commander J. R. O'Sullivan was ordered to form a fighter squadron at the civilian airfield at Ta' Qali, Malta. ww2dbase [RAF Takali | Ta' Qali | CPC]
8 Nov 1940

Malta
  • RAF Station Takali was officially operational on Malta. ww2dbase [RAF Takali | Ta' Qali | CPC]
20 Nov 1940

Malta
  • No. 261 Squadron RAF was transferred to RAF Station Takali. ww2dbase [RAF Takali | Ta' Qali | CPC]
16 May 1941

Malta
  • Wing Commander J. Warfield was named the commanding officer of RAF Station Takali on Malta. ww2dbase [RAF Takali | Ta' Qali | CPC]
28 May 1941

Photo(s) dated 28 May 1941
Aerial view of RAF Takali, Malta, 28 May 1941
27 Jun 1943

Photo(s) dated 27 Jun 1943
Beaufighter Mk VIF aircraft of No. 272 Squadron RAF Coastal Command at Takali airfield, Malta, 27 Jun 1943
1 Apr 1945

Malta
  • RAF Takali on Malta was transferred from the Royal Air Force to the Fleet Air Arm and was renamed HMS Goldfinch. ww2dbase [RAF Takali | Ta' Qali | CPC]
9 Jun 1953

Malta
  • HMS Goldfinch on Malta was transferred from the Fleet Air Arm to the Royal Air Force. ww2dbase [RAF Takali | Ta' Qali | CPC]
1 Dec 1954

Photo(s) dated 1 Dec 1954
Donald Hardman, Claude Pelly, and Louis Mountbatten at RAF Takali, Malta, 1 Dec 1954
9 Dec 2011

Malta
  • A Tiger Moth aircraft landed on the concrete runways of the former RAF Station Takali on Malta. It was the first landing at this location in over 40 years; it was in preparation for the opening of the Malta Aviation Museum. ww2dbase [RAF Takali | Ta' Qali | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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