Hello charliegirl, well hears something I have an intrest in, I don't know about the two things that you asked about but I do know that there were 350 people killed in Senglea when H M S Illustrious was blitzed in January 1941. It had been painted yellow to match the stone of Malta and with so many bombs falling around Senglea the dust from the bombs hid the aircraft carrier and it was only hit once before it set sail for Alexandria, some 330 houses had also been hit by the time she left this became know as the siege proper.

Dave

Hi Charliegirl and Dave, if you are both interested in that kind of thing then I can highly reccomend a book called Malta and Island under siege by James Holland, I have read many books on this subject but this is by far the best in fact I'm currently reading it for the second time this is a link to the review, http://www.guardian.co.uk/secondworldwar/story/0,14058,1209311,00.html it is so interesting and informative that we have actually been able to visit places and sights named in it and look at well known places with a different slant.

Regards
Sliema2

Ps, Dear Charliegirl I hope your husband gets better very soon and is back home with you ASAP .

Hello Sliema2, is that the same book as I am reading at the moment, but the one I am reading is Fortress Malta. An Island Under Siege by James Holland?

Dave

Hi Dave yes the same one, I hope you are enjoying it as much as I am, it was that book that inspired us to visit Ta Qali Aviation Museum, where we could see some items belonging to Wing Commander Warburton and parts of Alex Mackies aircraft.

Cheers
Sliema2

Ta Qali Aviation Museum

Hello Graham, I don't get the (Quote Ta Qali Aviation Museum) any way did you know that in the siege of 1798-1800 (the British and the French) 20,000 Maltese died, more than the other seiges 1565 or 1940-1945 put together.

Dave