Canberra Airport played host to a range of unique and interesting aircraft exhibits at this years open day, Sunday 28th March 2010.  Clear skies and beautiful autumn weather played host to a large crowd of interested spectators and aviation enthusiasts.  On display were the HARS Super Constellation, Dakota C47, Neptune and PBY Catalina.  The event [...]

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 [...]

Last weekend saw the Connie crew hard at work fitting the replacement engine gearbox, bringing Connie another step closer  to airworthy status.  Warren, Trevor, Edge and their team are now focussed on the remaining squawks and maintenance items required to get Connie back in the air.  Great job boys and we look forward to seeing [...]

VH-EAG ‘Southern Preservation’ is in fact the militarised version of Lockheed’s famous range of Constellation aircraft which revolutionised air transport during the late 1940s and 1950s. It is similar to the Super Constellations used by Qantas during this period as their main long range passenger aircraft and pioneered their around-the-world service. This service was the first such trans [...]