Angels of Malta - Faith, Hope and Charity by Ivan Berryman. [Postcard]

Artist: Ivan Berryman [browse all Ivan Berryman]

Aircraft Depicted: Gloster Gladiator [other products featuring this aircraft]

Although key to the allied campaign in the Mediterranean, Malta was virtually undefended against air raids in the early part of the Second World War. Just four Gloster Sea Gladiators, packed in crates, were deposited on the island by HMS Glorious, these aircraft originally intended for operations in Norway. Three of them were hurriedly assembled, the fourth being held in reserve, and were instantly engaged in fierce fighting against Italian raiders. Nicknamed Faith, Hope and Charity, their determined pilots fought for seventeen days without relief, their achievements playing a major part in fooling the Italian intelligence into thinking that this crucial Mediterranean outpost was much more heavily defended than it really was.

Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)