Qrendi ex-RAF WWII airfield - a photo on Flickriver

Former RAF Station Qrendi (what's left of it)

The airfield was opened as Air Station Krendi on 10 November 1942 by Air Vice Marshall Sir Keith Park by buzzing the airfield in his Hurricane while wearing his traditional white helmet. Soon it was nicknamed the airfield 'perched alongside of a cliff' for its proximity to the Maltese shore. Over time, the airfield housed a total of 3 Spitfire squadrons involved in interdiction and reconnaissance work over Sicily before the actual invasion of that island.
The aerodrome was an important site for converting the Spitfire into a fighterbomber, using two 500lb bombs under its wings. Initially they would dive bomb their targets after which they would support escorting aircraft in a strafing role. All three squadrons had relocated to Hal Far by 24 September 1943. Although its runways remained in use (several emergency landings were made at the station) it no longer had flying units attached. Instead, it became HQ of 284Wing in December 1945. It is not certain when the airstation stopped being an active airfield. It was home to the RAF Malta Meteorological Office until the British left Malta. Today the airfield is only recognisable from the air. Most of the buildings have been converted for other uses and according to serveral internet sources even most of the locals do not remember Qrendi as an airfield. The aifields E/W runway has been built up, and the NW/SE runways was converted into a road.

Source of info: www.ronaldv.nl/abandoned/airfields/MT/malta.html#qrendi

Taken on: June 23, 2013

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Camera: Nikon D5000, f/8.0, 1/160 sec, 175mm (=262mm), ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5000
Lens:	55.0-200.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	175mm (35mm equivalent: 262mm)
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Saturation:	High
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.4 (Windows)
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