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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/33209| Title: | The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) Wing, No. 6 in Malta |
| Authors: | Zarb Dimech, Anthony |
| Keywords: | Aircraft industry -- Malta World War, 1914-1918 -- Malta World War, 1914-1918 -- Balloons -- Malta Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- World War, 1914-1918 |
| Issue Date: | 2017-09-03 |
| Publisher: | Allied Newspapers Limited |
| Citation: | Zarb Dimech, A. (2017, September 3). The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) Wing, No. 6 in Malta, Malta Independent on Sunday, pp. 43. |
| Abstract: | A few weeks before the outbreak of the First World War, the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), air arm of the Royal Navy, was established. Malta proved its worth in the construction of Flying Boat Planes at Kalafrana Seaplane Base, and also in the construction of Balloon Units at Manoel Island (Lazzerretto Creek). The end of the First World War brought a gradual run-down at Kalafrana Station and of Wing No. 6 and during 1919, the seaplane carriers returned to Britain and the Royal Naval Air Service was merged with the Royal Flying Corps to form the Royal Air Force. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/33209 |
| Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCMSMeAf |
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