AHQ Malta and other aircraft reached the island during the summer of 1942, the defensive and offensive capabilities of AHQ Malta rose. On 1 July 1942, AHQ Malta had approximately 200 aircraft, about half of which were Spitfires. Air Vice Marshal Sir Keith Park took over command of AHQ Malta On 15 July 1942. At this time, the island provided critical operational air bases for the Allies with proximity to Axis shipping lanes and the battlefields of Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Pantelleria, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and mainland Italy during World War II. There were three main airfields on Malta known as RAF Hal
Malta Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota $11,949. There were 2.2% of the population living below the poverty line; within this group there were no families, no under eighteens and none over 64. Malta Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota Malta Township is a township in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 90 at the 2000 census. Malta Township was organized in 1880. It was named directly or indirectly after the island of Malta. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96.2 km²), of which 36.3 square miles (94.0 km²) is land and 0.9 square