Aircraft in Malta on December 31st, 1940

The air contingent based in Malta on December 31st, 1940 was pretty small:

• No. 830 Squadron Fleet Air Arm: 12 Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers
• No. 261 Squadron RAF: 16 Hurricanes, plus 4 in reserve
• No. 148 Squadron RAF: 16 Wellingtons, plus 4 in reserve
• No. 228 Squadron RAF: 4 Sunderland flying boats, plus 2 in reserve
• No. 431 Flight RAF: 4 Martin Maryland maritime reconnaissance aircraft ("Glenn Martins") with one in reserve. Eventually, this became No. 69 Squadron
  

This is from Vol.I of the Official History, page 312.