Keywords: De Havilland Vampire 14 Sqn RNZAF Malta 1954.jpeg Australian and New Zealand servicing crew work on a de Havilland DH 100 Vampire FB 52 fighter aircraft that has landed after a sortie to get it ready for another mission at the Ta Kali base in Malta They were taking part in the NATO exercise Shield One in which 78 Fighter Wing RAAF and 14 Squadron RNZAF defended Rome against intruders from the US 6th Fleet and RAF bombers The Wing was involved in several such exercises while stationed in Malta for garrison duty between 1952 and 1954 MALTA0891A 1954 03 29 - 1954 04 03 Jeffrey G Jerry Sebastian Australian armed forces Image copyright Copyright expired - public domain frame cropped PD-Australia RAF Ta Kali Black and white photographs of Malta De Havilland Vampire Aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force 1954 in Malta 1954 in aviation Black and white photographs |