Malta Aviation Museum — Attraction in Attard

We have spent the the day there today, the exhibition is very good there are alot of static displays, some air worthy aircraft, the place is clean, the boards are informative. They have some real war heroes in the hangar, it well worth a visit, we caught the 186 to Midena, it should go past the entrance the the museam (which is next to the National stadium) but building work stops this, we were dropped off on the main road and walked about a quarter of a mile past the craft village (which is part finished, also worth a look). But I think if we had said can you drop us off at the museum the driver would of gone up to it. The staff are friendly, the little shop is priced well on alot of items, some however are quite dear, but I would imagine that there are export costs which effect the price. By chance I was talking to a gentleman who was very informative, Ray (was his name) was the Director of the museam, we spent quite along time talking about alsorts Malta History and England, and places he knew. A real enthusiastic person who has obviously devoted alot of time to this museam. In short if the History of aviation on Malta is something you want to learn about this is the place. We will definitely return. Love it. Per...

Worth a visit l'd say for 7 Euros ( One adult ) . Not a very big museum . But some interesting exhibits .Especially the Hawker Hurricane (fished out the sea off Malta and restored ) and the Spitfire ! Shouldn't take more than an hour and a half to look at everything! More like an hour probably . A Gloster Gladiator would have been have been nice ( but you can't have everything , maybe for the future ? ) .The Swordfish will be nice when it's finished . A plane my father flew in as radio operator during WW2 and before . One story he told me was he took part in steam catapult trials on a brand new aircraft carrier approx. 1935/36 ( he flew over the Queen Mary line when it was brand new near Southampton ,so that would date it ) and he was waiting in the Swordfish to take off from the deck ( testing the steam catapult ) but the Pilot forgot to release the brakes on the wheels ! So the Swordfish went from taking off to flipping over on it's back in about 2 -3 seconds . Leaving my father hanging up side down only held in by his straps ! A very strange sensation he said ! ( and my Father was based at RAF Luqa in the 1950s ) there are some...

TL;DR: if you are curious, do not go, just watch the pictures of it comfortably from anywhere you are. Go visit it only if you are an enthusiast.

DETAILS: I walked there, and you need to walk on roads without a walk path, not safe at all.

Cost is reasonable, but you're going to pay 4% more with debit/credit card (they prefer cash).

The museum staff is kind and really professional.

The three hangars had no ventilation, bring a lot of water and keep hydrated. Temperature is what you experience while being in a closed greenhouse under the summer sun, good luck with it!

There are around six airplanes, some copter, and some funny flying machines, which you would appreciate only if you are an expert. I am pretty sure the crafts are really what aviation enthusiasts like to see and touch.

The most exciting thing is on the side of the third hangar, the mechanical toy that simulates the airplane landing on an air carrier, definitively ingenious, although certainly it is not this the reason...