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翻訳と辞書　辞書検索 [ 開発暫定版 ] スポンサード リンク Hal Far Fighter Flight ： ウィキペディア英語版 Hal Far Fighter Flight The Hal Far Fighter Flight was a British fighter unit formed during the siege of Malta in 1940. For several weeks, the island of Malta was protected by a small force of Gloster Sea Gladiator biplane fighters, based at the Royal Air Force's Hal Far airfield, which was also known as the Fleet Air Arm station HMS ''Falcon''. The flight is the source of the myth that only three aircraft, named ''Faith'', ''Hope'' and ''Charity'' formed the entire fighter cover of the island.〔(Gloster Gladiator at aeroflight.co.uk )〕 〔( Faith, Hope and Charity )〕 In fact, more than three aircraft were operational, though not always at the same time; others were used for spare parts.〔(Gloster Gladiators and Fiat CR.42s over Malta 1940-42 )〕 The names ''Faith'', ''Hope'' and ''Charity'' were applied to the aircraft many months later, by a Maltese newspaper.〔(BBC - h2g2 - Gloster Gladiator - World War II Aircraft )〕 == Background == Crates containing 18 Mark I Sea Gladiators (serial numbers N5518 - N5535) from 802 Naval Air Squadron, were left at Malta in early 1940, by the squadron's ship, HMS ''Glorious''. Three of these airframes were later shipped to Britain to take part in the Norwegian campaign (N5532, N5533 and N5534) and another three were sent to Egypt. In March, although Malta was not facing attack, it was decided that six Gladiators would be assembled, to form an air defence unit. The Hal Far Fighter Flight was to include both FAA and Royal Air Force personnel. Five planes were eventually assembled. These were N5525, N5527, N5530 and N5533. However, a few days later they were dismantled again. In April, it was decided that Malta had a need for fighter protection, and although the Gladiators were obsolete, they could hold their own in air combat against the bombers used at the time. N5519, N5520, N5522 and N5531 were assembled and test-flown. Two of these were to be used for normal operations, one was kept for spares and the other was kept in reserve. (Another source states that the aircraft assembled in April were N5519, N5520, N5523, N5524, N5529 and N5531; N5518, N5521, N5522 and N5525-28 and N5530 were to be the spares.) In May, two more Gladiators, N5524 and N5529, were assembled. Other crated aircraft were to be used as spares. On 11 June 1940, when the air battle for Malta began, Malta's airborne defence consisted of four Gladiator aircraft, two of which maintained a continuous stand-by during daylight hours.〔Ministry of Information 1944, p. 8.〕 N5520, better known as ''Faith'', was fitted with an engine salvaged from a Bristol Blenheim bomber, which also used the Mercury engine. It was also fitted with the Blenheim's three-bladed Hamilton propeller, rather than the standard two-blade propeller. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hal Far Fighter Flight」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク 翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.