Museum Events — December 30, 2009 at 10:48 am

Dont miss the Wings Over Illawarra Open Day, 28th February 2010. Join HARS as we roll out and celebrate aviation history, restoration and preservaton. Get up close and personal with the entire HARS aircraft fleet and discover the magic of aviation. Gates open at 9:30am, Sunday 28th February 2010. Admission is $15 per adult,$5 per child, $10 concession and $40 per family. Parking is available inside the...

Wings Over Illawarra 2010 – Open Day

December 30th, 2009 | Museum Events | Read More

HARS DC4 Home and on Display

The HARS DC4 completed a successful ferry flight on Monday the 21st December 2009, arriving on time to its new home in Albion Park, NSW. HARS members and visitors were in attendance for the arrival. The DC4 adds to the HARS collection a truly unique and interesting part of Australia’s aviation...

December 30th, 2009 | Douglas DC-4 | Read More

Visit Our Museum This Christmas Holidays

Experience Yesteryear Step back in time and immerse yourself in the life of Australia’s aviation history. You will have the opportunity to view some of the most amazing historic aircraft and hear the incredible stories of their restoration. Sit in the world famous ‘Connie’ Lockheed...

December 22nd, 2009 | Museum Events | Read More

HARS C54 (DC4) to Arrive at HARS 5:00PM, Monday 21st Dec 2009

Following an exhaustive one and a half year interstate restoration effort, the HARS C54 is now ready for its flight to its new home at Illawarra Regional Airport, one hour south of Sydney. HARS members have invested over 5,000 volunteer man hours and their own personal resources, to travel to Archerfield...

December 17th, 2009 | Douglas DC-4 | Read More

DC4 Moves Closer to First Flight

The dedicated HARS DC4 restoration crew were at it again in November with works bringing the first flight closer to reality. HARS members Clive Gibbons, Don Binskin, Roy Finney, Ron McConville, Leon Smith, John Brownjohn, Henry Knight and Frank Purvis all worked hard to change the carby on engine No3,...

November 11th, 2009 | Douglas DC-4 | Read More

Cordoba, Spain – Engine Recovery Mission – Day 2

Day 2 of the Engine Recovery Mission in Spain was both a good news and bad news day. HARS member “Reg” was lucky enough to celebrate his 69th Birthday! The bad news however, was that HARS member Eric Favelle has all the symtoms of a detaching retina, so Eric is on his way home. The rain...

October 22nd, 2009 | Museum | Read More

Cordoba, Spain – Engine Recovery Mission Day 1

As part of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Soceity engine acquisition and rebuild programme, a team of dedicated HARS engineers have travelled to Cordoba, Spain, to recover four radial engines and propellors. The team arrived at sunrise (08:30, due to a combination of longitude and daylight saving)...

October 20th, 2009 | Museum News | Read More

RAAF 11 Squadron Hosts HARS

The Royal Australian Air Force recently celebrated the 70th anniversary of Number 10 & 11 Squadrons, based at Edinburgh South Australia. The Historic Aircraft Restoration Society was kindly invited to support RAAF history by attending with our Lockheed Neptune 273, PBY Catalina and C47 Dakota....

October 6th, 2009 | C47 Dakota A65-95, Neptune P2V-7 A89-273, PBY Catalina A24-362 | Read More

DC4 Retraction Tests Underway

The DC4 recovery team are edging closer to flight with the retraction tests underway at Brisbane’s Archerfield Airport. Many thanks to the Archerfield Airport Corporation for their ongoing support and sponsorship. A range of adjustments have been made to the flaps, gear doors and systems,...

September 8th, 2009 | Douglas DC-4 | Read More

DC4 Completes Four Engine Run

The HARS DC4 recovery team have this week achieved an important milestone, with the running of all four engines at Brisbane’s Archerfield Airport. With the first of a series of four engine runs now completed the DC-4 recovery team will focus their energies on the outstanding issues that will...

September 5th, 2009 | Douglas DC-4, Museum | Read More