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News Archives
HARS adds an historic aircraft type to our Collection |
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HARS has aquired another aircraft to add to the fleet of types that are historic to Australian Aviation.
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Tony Duggan
29 Jun 2008
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Historic Cessna 310 overhaul |
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VH REK, is a Cessna 310 twin engined aircraft built circa 1954.
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Tony Duggan
23 Jun 2008
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Beaufighter Project comes home |
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Booth Transport of Sydney helps get the Beaufighter Project to our Museum.
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Tony Duggan
12 Jun 2008
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Superhanger Progress 31st May 2008 |
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The day of the final Concrete pour. More images are in the Museum/Hanger Construction section above.
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Warwick Johnson
04 Jun 2008
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Superhanger Progress, 18th May 2008 |
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Superhanger Progress, 18th May 2008. For more images of the progress to date, go to the Museum page above.
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Warwick Johnson
19 May 2008
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C130 Visit |
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The weekend of 15,16th March 2008 saw a visit to the HARS complex at IRA by a RAAF C130 Hercules aircraft. The event was a follow-up to the previous weekend's "Wings over The Illawarra", taking Airforce Cadets for local flights and allowing HARS members a good "look-over".
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Warwick Johnson
26 Mar 2008
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Forty Year Lease |
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Bob De La Hunty and John Brooker recently signed the Forty Year Lease for The HARS site at the Illawarra Regional Airport, Abion Park.
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Warwick Johnson
18 Mar 2008
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Wings Over The Illawarra |
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HARS would like to invite everyone to join us on March 8th, 2008 for Wings Over The Illawarra
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Warwick Johnson
07 Feb 2008
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HANGERS 2 AND 3 STARTED |
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This week saw the start of the erection of hangers 2 and 3, leading to the completion of the museum.
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Kevin Watson
22 Jan 2008
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Lawrence Hargrave Memorial Flight 11-11-07 |
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Festival Of Flight
H.A.R.S Aircraft attend the commemoration for the father of Flight, Sir Lawrence Hargraves. Photos take from and around Bald Hill, Stanwell Park. NSW.
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Warwick Johnson
13 Nov 2007
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Maintenance and Restoration Continues |
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13/10/07: Images of Neptune 273 undergoing its 100-hourly; one showing Connie No.3 engine having received a replacement No.8 cyl.(both prior to the trip to Edinburgh SA) and close-up image of the restoration work to re-install one of the blisters to the Cat.
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Warwick Johnson
01 Nov 2007
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HARS Aircraft Under Restoration, Work Continues |
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15/09/07: Maintenance teams have been hard at work on both Cat and Dakota aircraft.
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Warwick Johnson
18 Sep 2007
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Piaggio "VH-MMP" |
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HARS Members are getting a Piaggio, formerly VH-MMP, back together for static display.
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Warwick Johnson
03 Sep 2007
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Qantas 707 VH XBA Fly Past |
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On a very overcast Thursday afternoon, on the 7th of June 2007, this old lady gracefully over-flew the Illawarra Regional Airport.
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Kevin Watson
13 Jun 2007
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Porsche Club Kids Drive Day 6th May 07 |
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Once a year the Porsche Club of NSW sponsors a drive day for children from CanTeen and the Children’s Hospital at Randwick.
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Warwick Johnson
05 Jun 2007
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Overfly of Australian War Memorial, Canberra |
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On Saturday 10/03/07, as part of the War Memorial Open Day,three HARS aircraft succesfully participated in an overfly up Anzac Parade and over the Memorial.
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Warwick Johnson
15 Mar 2007
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Wings Over The Illawarra, Saturday 24/02/07 |
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This was a very succesful, safe open day for the HARS. There were great crowds, full of happy people enjoying our hospitality, and the displays of aircraft and aero engines.....
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Warwick Johnson
27 Feb 2007
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Wings Over The Illawarra |
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Saturday February 24th 2007 was the date set for Wings Over The Illawarra. A great day for the airport and the Illawarra.
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Warwick Johnson
27 Jan 2007
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Neptune 281 |
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Members of the Albion Park Squadron of the Air League, and others, worked on the re assembly of Neptune 281, the last Neptune to leave RAAF service in 1978.
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Warwick Johnson
04 Jan 2007
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Tracker Arrival |
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Stop Press! Grumman Tracker Arrives at The HARS facility, Illawara Regional Airport.
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Warwick Johnson
20 Nov 2006
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Defence Force Airshow - RAAF Richmond |
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On the weekend of 21/22 October, two HARS Aircraft were displayed at this event.
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Warwick Johnson
23 Oct 2006
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First Time Visitor |
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The skies over Albion Park Airport are certainly becoming busier with a variety of aircraft and types dropping in to visit........
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Warwick Johnson
04 Sep 2006
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Annual Inspections |
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The inspection on CAC Winjeel VH HFE was completed mid-August, and it is now servicable. Now Cessna 310 VH REK has followed it into the hanger for its turn in the inspection bay. News thanks to Jim Marshall.
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Warwick Johnson
27 Aug 2006
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Maintenance and Aircraft Returning |
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On Saturday 12th August, work continued on both Neptunes and on Ground Equipment. Dakota A79-95 arrived back from Temora, and the Connie from Kalgoorlie.
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Warwick Johnson
16 Aug 2006
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Aircraft Movements And Maintenance |
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Both the HARS C47B Dakota’s and the C121C Super Constellation departed Illawarra Regional Airport on Saturday 5th August........
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Warwick Johnson
11 Aug 2006
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Aircraft Restoration Projects |
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Work has commenced on paint stripping the Catalina.
Part of the tail has been removed, and now the rear fuselage has also been started.
This overhaul is in preparation for her attendance at the RAAF birthday celebrations at Richmond in October.
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Warwick Johnson
02 Aug 2006
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Aircraft Maintenance |
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On the weekend of 29th-30th July, Lockheed Neptune "273" took its turn to enter the Maintenance Hangar, to be prepared for its trip to the Richmond Airshow in October.
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Warwick Johnson
31 Jul 2006
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Aircraft Maintenance |
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On Saturday 22nd July, the Connie had all four R3350 engines run up satisfactorily, as preparations continue for her flight to Kalgoorlie.
Neptune 147566 also had both radial and turbine engines run up on this day.
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Warwick Johnson
25 Jul 2006
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Aircraft Maintenance |
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The Connie engine has now been refitted, and run; and an airframe inspection is happening concurrently.
Routine maintenance on Dakota A65-94 is underway
Winjeel and Drover routine maintenance is also underway
The Catalina restoration activities are continuing
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Warwick Johnson
18 Jul 2006
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Connie under Maintenance |
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HARS Constellation VH-EAG is undergoing routine maintenance .
This years work includes an engine change a common occurrence when Connies worked the world's airline routs.
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Gina Wilson
02 Jul 2006
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Mustang over the Illawarra |
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Mustang VH-BOB is now operating from the Illawarra Regional Airport. VH-BOB will be here until Sunday the 7th of May.
Now is a great time to drop in and have a look at this historic aircraft and the rest of the HARS fleet. Joy flights are available in the Mustang and can be arranged by contacting the Folks at Illawarra airport on 0403945519 or b.eastgate@bigpond.com
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Gina Wilson
01 May 2006
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Mustang at Albion Park |
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Well Known Mustang VH-BOB, operated by Bob Eastgate of Melbourne, will be at Albion Park from Saturday April 29th until May 7th 2006.
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Gina Wilson
18 Jan 2006
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60TH ANNIVERSARY OF P.O.W.’S RETURN TO AUSTRALIA |
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This Friday the 16th September is the 60th anniversary of the return of Australian prisoners of war from Japan after many years of brutality and hardship working as forced labourers in mines and factories. The Australians arrived at Rose Bay on Sydney Harbour in a fleet of nine (9) R.A.A.F. Catalina Flying Boats to an amazing welcome from Sydneysiders so soon after the end of World War 11.
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Mark Bright
13 Sep 2005
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One of the HARS C-47B Dakotas Helps train Army Paratroopers. |
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Australian Army Paratroopers were privelged to jump from the HARS operated Dakota VH EAF flown by Capt. Don Hindle & F/O Richard Woodrow.
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Tony Duggan
15 May 2005
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NASA Plans Launched |
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A NASA-style learning centre for students could be established at Illawarra Regional Airport if corporate sponsorship is forthcoming.
It's the dream of Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) president and chief pilot Bob De La Hunty, who on Friday accepted the centre's first donation from Illawarra Credit Union chief executive officer Michael Halloran.
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Kerry Bright
02 Nov 2004
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Connie's First Wedding |
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On the 18th of September, 2004 Mark Bright and Kerry Timcke, members of HARS were married on board the Super Constellation at the Illawarra Regional Airport.
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Kerry Bright
27 Oct 2004
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Connie Appearances |
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November 13th 2004, HARS Super Constellation (Connie) will be on show at Port Macquarie, NSW from 1-30 pm till 4:00pm.
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Tony Duggan
26 Oct 2004
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Vamp hangar |
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More pictures of the mezzanine floor in the Fr Flynn hangar and one of an old girl friend.
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Gina Wilson
15 Sep 2004
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Mezzanine instalation Fr Flynn Hanger |
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Work is well underway on the new Mezzanine floor in the Fr Flynn Hanger , Bankstown airport.
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Gina Wilson
27 Aug 2004
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Recent photos of 131 and museum |
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Some recent photos of activities in both the Hangar 131 facility and Bankstown Museum.
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Gina Wilson
10 Jul 2004
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'Old Bus' In HARS Care |
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The well-known Fokker F.VIIB-3m 'Southern Cross' replica which was built at Murray Bridge in South Australia as a bicentenial project in 1988 is to be gifted by the South Australian Government to HARS, after a gruelling 'expression of interest' period starting June 2003 in which our Society competed with three other organisations for the privelege and responsibility.
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gary
25 Feb 2004
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Day Of The Cat |
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Sunday, 5 October, at about 5.30 in the evening and just as the sun was setting, Catalina VH-PBZ 'Felix' appeared as a bright star to the north east of Illawarra Regional Airport, inbound after a two-and-a-half week ferry flight from France.
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gary
08 Oct 2003
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