RAF Luqa
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RAF Luqa was a Royal Air Force station in Malta that served as a key strategic airbase, particularly during World War II and the Cold War.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Malta International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| currentUse | civilian international airport ⓘ |
| garrison |
Royal Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (detachments) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force (detachments) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
bomber base
ⓘ
fighter base ⓘ maritime patrol base ⓘ military airbase ⓘ transport base ⓘ |
| hostedAircraftType |
Avro Shackleton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bristol Beaufighter NERFINISHED ⓘ Bristol Blenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloster Meteor NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hurricane NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed C-130 Hercules (visiting/temporary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed P-2 Neptune (detachments) NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Mosquito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedUnit |
No. 1151 Marine Craft Unit RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 13 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 1435 Flight RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 203 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 205 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 37 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 38 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 603 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Regiment units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATAcode | MLA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | LMML NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Luqa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Grand Harbour, Malta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hal Far airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby town of Luqa ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Cold War surveillance and reconnaissance missions
ⓘ
heavy involvement in the Siege of Malta ⓘ maritime patrol operations over the Mediterranean ⓘ supporting convoys to Malta during World War II ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| ownershipHistory | British military control until handover to Malta ⓘ |
| partOf | British Forces Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key Allied airbase in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| successorFacility | Malta International Airport passenger terminal and facilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedFor |
NATO-related operations during the Cold War
ⓘ
air defence of Malta ⓘ anti-submarine warfare operations ⓘ reconnaissance missions ⓘ strike missions in the Mediterranean theatre ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.