Blenheim Bomber
Malta has two famous plane wrecks. There are more but these are in general not publicly known and not offered as dive trips by commercial dive centres. 
There are rumours about a Mosquito with the pilots remains still in the cockpit and a Liberator has supposedly also been found but I know only one person who claims to have dived these wrecks – I have not. I do not doubt that there are many more wrecks of plane around Malta – over 1000 were lost in the battles around the island during WW2. Not all of them crashed in the sea but there must still be plenty out there to discover. I have heard whispers about a Junker off Gozo but rumours are always very unreliable.
One wreck that is much more than a rumour is the Blenheim Bomber. She is very famous and has appeared in numerous dive magazines and it is one of the classic dives of Malta. Being a bomb plane she is much bigger than the fighter and the wreck is not upside down so it makes for an interesting dive. This plane was ditched in the sea after being damaged by German aircraft with no loss of human life.
Compared to the Bristol Beaufighter this is a deeper and darker dive. The bottom is not as bright and the visibility often less good. That said – she is very interesting. Unfortunately parts of her have been stolen by wreck looters and she deteriorates rather quickly. The depth is a problem – 42 metres is very deep for most divers and ascent and decent along a line requires good diving skills.
If you get a chance you should do this dive. She gets 4 stars in my rating which might seem low and she probably has scored higher but the stealing of parts has damaged the overall impression for me.
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