Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

Memories of the Royal Naval School, Malta, 1947 - 1978.


Last comments - Naval & Military
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Corradino Canteen969 viewsOpened 1897, closed 1968. Damaged by bombing and only partly rebuilt. (As was). Once had 38 snooker tables, 200 seat restaurant and 1000 seat theatre. Continued as a trade school until demolished in 1975 to make way for the new dock.2 commentsPrefect01/02/12 at 10:34alexander: went here many times to the pictures ,shows and th...
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Handley Page Hastings510 views3 commentsPrefect12/20/11 at 05:17Chris Howells: True! We went home on that trip in an Argosy via I...
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Small twin Prop - Luqa about 1960805 viewsDon't recognise aircraft or occasion4 commentsdeco.rise12/19/11 at 05:15Prefect: Quite correct. It seems she was of 207 Squadron. N...
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Small twin Prop - Luqa about 1960805 viewsDon't recognise aircraft or occasion4 commentsdeco.rise12/19/11 at 04:59Chris Howells: I take issue with you there, judging by the colour...
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Handley Page Hastings510 views3 commentsPrefect12/15/11 at 01:02Prefect: Yes - Indulgence passages allowed service families...
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Handley Page Hastings510 views3 commentsPrefect12/14/11 at 14:02Chris Howells: Bloody noisy things to be a passenger in! I was on...
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Forth at Home 1960 ©616 views7 commentsPrefect11/16/11 at 16:23OldBat: On an '80' birthday card I've just ...
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Forth at Home 1960 ©616 views7 commentsPrefect11/16/11 at 01:44Prefect: I'm fairly old already! Send three & fourpenc...
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Forth at Home 1960 ©616 views7 commentsPrefect11/15/11 at 16:38OldBat: Right - I see now! Never mind, you'll be old...
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Forth at Home 1960 ©616 views7 commentsPrefect11/14/11 at 23:45Prefect: Now you've really confused me. Confused The link ...
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Forth at Home 1960 ©616 views7 commentsPrefect11/14/11 at 16:34OldBat: Whoops! Sorry Prefect, the discussion was in the ...
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HMS Vanguard641 viewsHopefully going astern.7 commentsPrefect11/12/11 at 11:38Prefect: Possibly but I think there is slight astern moveme...
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HMS Vanguard641 viewsHopefully going astern.7 commentsPrefect11/12/11 at 11:27phillrose: No sign of heavy wash astern, and no black smoke, ...
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HMS Vanguard641 viewsHopefully going astern.7 commentsPrefect11/11/11 at 12:23Prefect: Nice to know we had the full support of our collea...
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HMS Vanguard641 viewsHopefully going astern.7 commentsPrefect11/11/11 at 11:16phillrose: Nearly a "Bump Felt" as we used to put i...
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HMS Vanguard641 viewsHopefully going astern.7 commentsPrefect11/11/11 at 04:29Martin Powell: Exercises are good for you.
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HMS Vanguard641 viewsHopefully going astern.7 commentsPrefect11/11/11 at 02:00Prefect: Hoping not to hit the breakwater. Photos can be de...
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Forth at Home 1960 ©616 views7 commentsPrefect11/11/11 at 01:51Prefect: Outvoted by whom? More proof if needed here. Too f...
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HMS Vanguard641 viewsHopefully going astern.7 commentsPrefect11/10/11 at 16:22Martin Powell: Hoping for what? No-one to notice presumably.
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Forth at Home 1960 ©616 views7 commentsPrefect11/10/11 at 15:28OldBat: Woohoo!! And I got outvoted when I claimed that t...
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HMS Blake 1972 ©676 viewsAt the time of the "withdrawal".4 commentsPrefect10/24/11 at 00:41Prefect: Fort Blockhouse.
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HMS Blake 1972 ©676 viewsAt the time of the "withdrawal".4 commentsPrefect10/23/11 at 14:16Martin Powell: Which particular fort were they taking?
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HMS Blake 1972 ©676 viewsAt the time of the "withdrawal".4 commentsPrefect10/17/11 at 08:45Prefect: Its called progress. Sad
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HMS Blake 1972 ©676 viewsAt the time of the "withdrawal".4 commentsPrefect10/17/11 at 08:29phillrose: What a ****** mess they made of a fine looking shi...
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104 Minesweeping Squadron 1957641 viewsEssington, Kildaston, Rodington, Lullington, Shavington, Carhampton, Liverton, Fenton.4 commentsPrefect10/13/11 at 00:08Prefect: Either that or we are both suffering from a severe...
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HMS St Angelo1132 viewsFort St Angelo18 commentsPrefect10/12/11 at 12:42Martin Powell: Indeed - it was a Nato deal. The UK Social Securit...
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104 Minesweeping Squadron 1957641 viewsEssington, Kildaston, Rodington, Lullington, Shavington, Carhampton, Liverton, Fenton.4 commentsPrefect10/12/11 at 12:35Martin Powell: Well spotted. So removed between 1954 & 57. Lucky ...
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104 Minesweeping Squadron 1957641 viewsEssington, Kildaston, Rodington, Lullington, Shavington, Carhampton, Liverton, Fenton.4 commentsPrefect10/12/11 at 11:40Prefect: 2nd span on St Elmo breakwater gone.
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HMS St Angelo1132 viewsFort St Angelo18 commentsPrefect10/12/11 at 07:29Prefect: But the fact that we were prepared to leave by Mar...
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HMS St Angelo1132 viewsFort St Angelo18 commentsPrefect10/12/11 at 07:20Martin Powell: He backed down then and we went back. In 73 the UK...
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HMS St Angelo1132 viewsFort St Angelo18 commentsPrefect10/12/11 at 07:09Prefect: Maybe. It was 72 when the families went home and t...
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HMS St Angelo1132 viewsFort St Angelo18 commentsPrefect10/12/11 at 07:01Martin Powell: Maybe it was a sweetener for the Malta Govt when w...
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