Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Inc » ‘CONNIE’ Super Constellation http://www.hars.org.au Cnr Boomerang Avenue & Airport Road, Illawarra Regional Airport, Albion Park Rail NSW 2527, Australia. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:03:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Connie Takes to the Skies http://www.hars.org.au/2010/02/connie-takes-to-the-skies/ http://www.hars.org.au/2010/02/connie-takes-to-the-skies/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:50:26 +0000 benmorgan http://www.hars.org.au/?p=1232 Following an extensive 10,000 man hour annual inspection, Connie was rolled out Friday, 19th February, ready for her first flight in 6 months.  Departing from HARS home base at Albion Park, NSW, Connie flew two successful sorties – both flawless – with the HARS engineering giving her the all thumbs up.

Connie is now the only flying Super Constellation in the world, a credit to the many dedicated HARS members who contribute to her maintenance and upkeep. With Wings Over Illawarra now just one week away (28th February) HARS members are now hard at work, cleaning and polishing.

Congratulations to the HARS Engineering and Flight Crews on her return to flight – well done!

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