Archive for the ‘Museum’ Category

Mustang Flights joins HARS for WOI 2010

HARS welcomed the Mustang Flights team from Queensland, arriving to help celebrate Wings Over Illawarra 2010 with their own special brand of aviation.  The familiar and immediately recognisable sound of the P51 Mustang filled the skies of Albion Park Airport as they displayed their historic WW2 machine. HARS...
March 2nd, 2010 | Museum Events | Read More

HARS hosts RAAF FA/18

Following a spectacular high-energy display at the Wings Over Illawarra Open Day 2010, RAAF Hornet A21-54 and its pilot, James Atkinson, took  a couple of days rest and relaxation, soaking up the atmosphere at HARS headquarters.  Plenty of HARS members were on hand to help out, providing a unique photo...
March 2nd, 2010 | Museum News | Read More

Wings Over Illawarra 2010 – Open Day

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....
December 30th, 2009 | Museum Events | 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

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

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

HARS Acquires Engine Overhaul Business

A major initiative has been launched by HARS President Bob De La Hunty and Treasurer Robert Greinert to guarantee the future supply of radial aircraft engines to the HARS fleet. Following months of negotiations with Peter Brook, CEO of Pacific Aircraft Engines (PAE),Brisbane, agreement has been reached...
September 3rd, 2009 | Museum News | Read More

Dick Smith to Visit HARS 1st August 2009

Well known Australian aviation adventurer and businessman, Dick Smith, is expected to visit the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society on Saturday the 1st August 2009. Dick will arrive in his helicopter and be here between 11.30am and 1.30pm  to inspect and review the ongoing Catalina flying boat works....
July 5th, 2009 | Museum News | Read More

KidsFest Shellharbour 2009

About 120 kids and their parents turned up today and enjoyed a day of fun filled activities at HARS. The Illawarra’s largest event aimed at young children aged 0-5 years is now on! KidsFest Shellharbour is a week long festival running from 10 to16 May 2009. KidsFest is an activity of Communities for...
May 12th, 2009 | Museum News | Read More