"Languishing in a closed humid room at the Malta War Museum, the fuselage of Gloster Gladiator N5520 "Faith" is slowly deteriorating through lack of care and bad storage conditions.The Malta Aviation Museum not only has the know-how to restore the aircraft, but has also recieved a set of wings to finally complete the airframe.Alas, the powers-that-be, in charge of safeguarding Malta's heritage, are opposing this move. Please join to show your disapproval of the way they are treating one of the most famous aircraft of World War II.We want the Gladiator to be restored and displayed in the Battle of Malta Memorial Hanger, by Hurricane Z3055 and Spitfire EN199"
Una estúpida disputa entre directores de museos está echando a perder ese vestigio de historia bélica y aeronáutica
En este mes de mayo pasado buques de la OTAN han rastrado aguas maltesas en busca de restos de aviones aliados de la SGM que incluirían los restos del Gladiator apodado "Charity"
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/vi ... or-charity
"Charity, which had serial number N5519, was shot down in flames off Malta in July 1940. Its pilot parachuted but was badly burned.
The minesweepers, which are due to enter Grand Harbour tomorrow, are carrying out the search under the supervision of the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage and the Malta Aviation Museum.The vessels, using advanced underwater search equipment, are also looking for the remains of other crashed aircraft including a Sky Raider, a Sea Fury and wartime aircraft including a Barracuda naval bomber, an Italian Macchi 200/2002 fighter and a Swordfish naval bomber.
The origin of the Faith, Hope and Charity names is obscure, especially as more than three Gladiator biplanes were eventually pressed into service over Malta, although there were never more than three at any one time.The fuselage remains of one of them, N5520, known as Faith, are displayed at the War Museum. Hope (N5531) was destroyed on the ground by enemy bombing in May 1941"
En el programa de "Españoles en el mundo" han visitado también este museo como se puede ver al final de este vídeo
http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/espa ... o/1117058/
Reportaje sobre el estado del museo en otoño 2015
http://www.4shared.com/web/preview/pdf/1vYsxp9Dce
aunque la colección siendo pequeña es curiosa, a Malta la tengo en el corazoncito por sus tres virtudes "Hope, Faith and Charity". Eran los nombres de los biplanos más famosos de la "Hal Far Fighter Flight" que defendió la isla. El N5520, "Faith", estaba provisto de un motor Mercury proveniente de un Bristol Blenheim y se propulsaba con hélice de triple pala
