 During 1957, the airfield also served as a civilian airport while the runways at RAF Luqa were being resurfaced.During 1958 Hal Far was the proving base for the world's first assault helicopter squadron.After being used by the Royal Navy, the Hal Far airfield was returned to the RAF for a short period of time in the mid and 1960s, and the last squadron was disbanded on 31 August 1967.